Erik Satie: A Parisian Composer and his World by Caroline Potter (English) Hardc

Description: Erik Satie by Caroline Potter Sunday Times Classical Music Book of the YearSaties music and ideas are inextricably linked with the City of Light. This book situates Saties work within the context and sonic environment of contemporary Paris. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Erik Saties (1866-1925) music appeals to wide audiences and has influenced both experimental artists and pop musicians. Little about Satie was conventional, and he resists classification under easy headings such as "classical music". Instead of pursuing the path of a professional composer, Satie initially earned a living as a cafe pianist and moved in bohemian circles which prized satire, popular culture and experiment. Small wonder that his music is fundamentally new in conception. It is music which is not always designed to be listened to attentively: music which can be machine-like but is to be played by humans. For Satie, music was part of a wider concept of artistic creation,as evidenced by his collaborations with leading avant-garde artists and in works which cross traditional genre boundaries such as his texted piano pieces. His music was created in some of the most exciting and creatively stimulating environments of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century: Montmartre and Montparnasse. Paris was the artistic centre of Europe, and Satie was a notorious figure whose music and ideas are inextricably linked with the City of Light. This book situates Saties work within the context and sonic environment of contemporary Paris. It shows that the influence of street music, musicians and poets interested in new technology, contemporary innovations and radical politics are all crucial to an understanding of Satie. Music from the ever-popular Gymnopedies to newly discovered works are discussed, and an online supplement features rare pieces recorded especially for the book. CAROLINE POTTER is Reader in Music at Kingston University London. A graduate in both French and Music, she has published widely on French music since Debussy and was Series Advisor to the Philharmonia Orchestras Paris2014-15 season. Author Biography CAROLINE POTTER is Visiting Reader in French Music at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. With Boydell she published Erik Satie: A Parisian Composer and his World (2016) which was named Sunday Times classical music book of the year. Table of Contents Preface: Erik Satie, a Parisian composer and his worldPersonaliaChronology and worklistSatie in Montmartre: mechanical music in the Belle EpoqueFuturism, the new avant-garde and mechanical musicSaties texted piano worksRepetition and furniture musicScience, society and politics in Saties lifeThe provocative Satie and the Dada connectionSaties death and musical legacyBibliography Review A delightful and informative take on Erik Saties life and works...Potters biography presents readers with a cultural history: they will revel in learning more not only about Satie and his music, but also about fin-de-siècle Pariss sonic environment, artistic movements and social trends, which she argues shaped Saties music... A book that will certainly delight a broad range of readers, from music scholars and French historians, to those in the general public interested in discovering more about one of Frances most enigmatic composers. * REVUE DE MUSICOLOGIE *Potters book is well written and she supports her knowledge of Satie with her fluency in the French language, as a result of which she is able to discuss the nuances and double entendres of Saties texted piano works. . . . The primary sources Potter found, and includes in her study, are reason enough to read this book. . . . [A]n important contribution indeed. * ECHO *Potters book is especially timely, participating in the recent trend of rethinking early twentieth-century composers . . . within their historical and social contexts. . . . [Her] writing is accessible and engaging. . . . [P]rovides a fresh and nuanced take on a popular but complicated composer. It would be a welcome addition to any library. * NOTES: JOURNAL OF THE MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION *Essential reading. * CLASSICAL MUSIC *No academic library should be without it and both Saties admirers and detractors will find many thoughtful insights. * FONTES ARTIS MUSICAE *Potters scholarly and engaging book brings out the ways in which Saties music...absorbed the sonic environment of the city. * SUNDAY TIMES *This is a fascinating tour of Saties richly bizarre Parisian environment, offering new and valuable insights for both listeners and performers. * [FOUR STARS] BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE *Anyone seriously interested in Satie needs this well-produced, reasonably priced, lucidly expressed and impressively researched book. * MUSICAL OPINION *[A] welcome new study. * LITERARY REVIEW *This brilliant and accessible new study of Satie gets right inside his contemporary Parisian world, relating its complex and fast-changing artistic climate to scientific and social issues, and most importantly to mechanical and street music. Dr Potters painstaking and wide research brings many new discoveries too, and leaves us with a clearer vision of what the enigmatic Satie was really about. -- Emeritus Professor Robert Orledge, University of Liverpool Review Text A delightful and informative take on Erik Saties life and works...Potters biography presents readers with a cultural history: they will revel in learning more not only about Satie and his music, but also about fin-de-si Review Quote A delightful and informative take on Erik Saties life and works...Potters biography presents readers with a cultural history: they will revel in learning more not only about Satie and his music, but also about fin-de-si Details ISBN1783270837 Author Caroline Potter Short Title ERIK SATIE Language English ISBN-10 1783270837 ISBN-13 9781783270835 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 780.92 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-02-18 Pages 303 Imprint The Boydell Press Place of Publication Woodbridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Subtitle A Parisian Composer and his World AU Release Date 2016-02-18 NZ Release Date 2016-02-18 UK Release Date 2016-02-18 Illustrations 11 b/w, 27 line illus. 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