Gresham College Lectures
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Gresham College Lectures
Erik Satie: Part One - Satie's musical and personal logic and Satie as poet, playwright and composer
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TUDY DAY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INSTITUTE OF MUSICAL RESEARCH, SCHOOL OF ADVANCED STUDY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON AND KINGSTON UNIVERSITY
Robert Orledge, Emeritus Professor at the University of Liverpool and a panel of experts
In addition to his music, Satie left a remarkable set of writings, including Le Piégede Méduse (1913) featuring music for prepared piano. Satie was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. He was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music, and the Theatre of the Absurd.
This study day will include material on French cinema, lecture/recitals and a performance.
This part of the study day included the following talks:
Satie's musical and personal logic by Robert Orlege
Satie as poet, playwright and composer by Caroline Potter
Robert Orledge, Emeritus Professor at the University of Liverpool and a panel of experts
In addition to his music, Satie left a remarkable set of writings, including Le Piégede Méduse (1913) featuring music for prepared piano. Satie was a colourful figure in the early 20th century Parisian avant-garde. He was a precursor to later artistic movements such as minimalism, repetitive music, and the Theatre of the Absurd.
This study day will include material on French cinema, lecture/recitals and a performance.
This part of the study day included the following talks:
Satie's musical and personal logic by Robert Orlege
Satie as poet, playwright and composer by Caroline Potter