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crabl ◴[] No.44404888[source]
Ian Penman wrote a fantastic biography of Satie, published earlier this year. Worth a read! He was a profoundly strange and fascinating person: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9781635902532/erik-satie-three-piec...
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pyman ◴[] No.44405294[source]
Is he remembered for his personality or his music? I'm asking because I find it fascinating how some music from 100 years ago still holds value today.
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pcthrowaway ◴[] No.44405710[source]
Certainly both, but in your question, I'm suspecting your unaware of how much of this music you're familiar with it since it lives rent-free in the general zeitgeist. For example, I suspect you'd recognize Satie's work Gymnopedie no. 1[1] and perhaps putting a name to it will give you some appreciation for why his work is valued

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Xm7s9eGxU

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jayrot ◴[] No.44408627[source]
Talk about living rent free…the number of modern songs which are (generally obliviously) derivative of Pachelbel's Canon in D is mind boggling, which itself was surely built upon even earlier, similar chord progressions.
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1. dmoy ◴[] No.44409465[source]
Obligatory comedy sketch: https://youtu.be/JdxkVQy7QLM