If you’ve ever looked up a playlist to help you relax, focus or fall asleep, you’ve probably come across the music of Erik Satie. Most likely, you will have heard his “Gymnopédie No. 1 ...

The earworms of Erik Satie The dapper composer who invented background music was driven by a profound if offbeat religiosity.

Nearly a century after the death of Erik Satie, 27 previously unknown works by the enigmatic French composer have been discovered and recorded for the first time. Pianist Alexandre Tharaud's new ...

Explore the enduring mystery of composer Erik Satie's life and artistry as the centenary of his passing approaches. Delve into his avant-garde compositions and unconventional lifestyle that continue ...

The concept of background or “ambient” music has a long pedigree. The idea was coined by one of France’s most eccentric classical composers Erik Satie, who died 100 years ago on July 1st, 1925.

A century after his death, the peculiar, beautiful music of Erik Satie is well-known and beloved across so much of our culture. You may have heard it for the first time at a concert hall – or a ...

A PERFORMANCE of the chamber cantata ‘Socrate’, released in 1919 by the French composer and pianist Erik Satie, will take place in Carlisle.

Tessa Souter: Making Connections Between Erik Satie, Jazz, and Personal Identity article by Victor L. Schermer, published on June 11, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Interview articles ...

The absurd titles of Erik Satie’s compositions would provoke howls of laughter at concerts in early 20th-century Paris. Some critics condemned Satie’s eccentricities — but a new book argues that his ...

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The stage at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on which pianist Igor Levit played Erik Satie’s Vexations, a single sheet of music repeated 840 times, in a performance staged by Marina Abramovic.