"Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere……" — Erik Satie
"Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk."
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17 Quotes by Erik Satie
Erik Satie has 17 quotes on this site.
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Je suis venu au monde tres jeune dans un temps tres vieux
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When I was young, people used to say to me: Wait until you're fifty, you'll see. I am fifty. I…
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We cannot doubt that animals both love and practice music. That is evident. But it seems their musical system differs…
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I eat only white foods: eggs, sugar, grated bones, the fat of dead animals; veal, salt, coconut, chicken cooked in…
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Before I compose a piece, I walk around it several times, accompanied by myself.
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I have never written a note I didn't mean.
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My dream is to be played everywhere, not only at the Opera.
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I liked the bit about quarter to eleven.
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Experience is a form of paralysis.
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I came into the world very young, in an age that was very old.
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I am tired of always dying with a broken heart.
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I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so.
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Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.
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