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Book Review
Aug. 11th, 2017 10:41 pmSatie the Bohemian: From Cabaret to Concert Hall
by Steven Moore Whiting
This book covers Satie's involvement with fin-de-siecle popular and avant-garde entertainment as both an audience member and a participant. Whiting pays especial attention to the ways in which cabaret songs and music-hall entertainment influenced Satie's music. It's extremely interesting and really illuminates Satie's compositional process and the inner workings of his music. I especially liked the exploration of Satie's use of quotation and his incorporation of humor in his works.
My only significant criticism of Satie the Bohemian is tha tWhiting's prose, while clear, is rather inert. This has the unfortunate effect of making the book plod along at various points, resulting in a slow and dull reading experience.
by Steven Moore Whiting
This book covers Satie's involvement with fin-de-siecle popular and avant-garde entertainment as both an audience member and a participant. Whiting pays especial attention to the ways in which cabaret songs and music-hall entertainment influenced Satie's music. It's extremely interesting and really illuminates Satie's compositional process and the inner workings of his music. I especially liked the exploration of Satie's use of quotation and his incorporation of humor in his works.
My only significant criticism of Satie the Bohemian is tha tWhiting's prose, while clear, is rather inert. This has the unfortunate effect of making the book plod along at various points, resulting in a slow and dull reading experience.
