{"id":2925,"date":"2021-03-10T16:23:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T21:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2021-03-10T17:17:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T22:17:42","slug":"arachnophonia-erik-satie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2021\/03\/arachnophonia-erik-satie\/","title":{"rendered":"Arachnophonia: Erik Satie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s note:<\/strong> Arachnophonia<\/a> is a feature on our blog where members of the UR community can share their thoughts about resources from the Parsons Music Library<\/a>\u2018s collection.<\/p>\n

All links included in these posts will take you to either the library catalog record for the item in question<\/a> or to additional relevant<\/a> information from<\/a> around the web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s installment of Arachnophonia<\/a> is by student assistant Ryan (class of 2022) and features a collection of works by French composer Erik Satie<\/a>. Thanks, Ryan!<\/em><\/p>\n

Erik Satie<\/a><\/strong> (b. 1866 – d. 1925)<\/p>\n

Parade ; Trois gymnope\u0301dies ; Mercure ; Trois gnossiennes ; Rela\u0302che<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Satie<\/p>\n

Erik Satie<\/a> has long been one of my favorite composers for his ability to blend together subtlety and expressiveness to create an ambiance unlike any other artist. In his day, Satie struggled greatly to find support for his music, but his friendship with composer Claude Debussy<\/a> proved valuable when Debussy offered to orchestrate two of Satie\u2019s three \u201cGymnope\u0301dies<\/a>\u201d. Among Satie’s earlier works, Debussy saw great potential in \u201cTrois Gymnope\u0301dies\u201d and his orchestrations are still performed today, although Debussy disliked the second of the three and never orchestrated it. In this CD recording by the New London Orchestra<\/a>, conductor Ronald Corp<\/a> attempts to elucidate the same subtleties Debussy loved so much in Satie\u2019s work with his orchestrations of Gymnope\u0301die no. 2 as well as \u201cTrois Gnossiennes\u201d. This CD also features recordings of some of Satie\u2019s ballets: Parade<\/a><\/em>, Mercure<\/a><\/em>, and Rela\u0302che<\/a><\/em>. Each was met with mixed reviews at their debuts, but are now considered to be some of his finest works.<\/p>\n

\"Erik

Erik Satie in 1920<\/p><\/div>\n

I love to listen to Satie, especially the Gymnope\u0301dies<\/a>, while I read or do work. Music historians often credit Satie as being one of the precursors to modern \u201cambient music<\/a>\u201d, and it\u2019s easy to see why. Satie\u2019s music lends itself equally well to thoughtful listening as it does to background enjoyment. If you\u2019re looking for a CD to help you relax after a long week or accompany a good book, I highly recommend the New London Orchestra\u2019s collection of recordings<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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