Satie’s Spell
3 Quarks Daily • 12/26/2025
Summary
The article from 3 Quarks Daily posits that Erik Satie was a key musical provocateur in the modernist movement, challenging established norms in the Parisian music scene before World War I. The author argues that Satie's work was characterized by playful subversion rather than mere technical innovation, positioning him as a significant figure in the artistic landscape of his time.
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