Erik Satie: del chat noir a dadá : IVAM...
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“We should have a music of our own - if possible, without any Sauerkraut.”
“I came into the world very young, in an age that was very old.”
“I am by far your superior, but my notorious modesty prevents me from saying so.”
“The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest.”
“Je suis venu au monde tres jeune dans un temps tres vieux”
“Opera is a musical scenery, a musical atmosphere in which the characters move and talk.”
“Before I compose a piece, I walk round it several times, accompanied by myself.”
“My dream is to be played everywhere, not only at the Opera.”