Socrate

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Socrate is a minimalist, three-part vocal work by French composer Erik Satie, based on dialogues of Plato and noted for its serene, understated setting of the text.

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instanceOf musical composition ⓘ
vocal work ⓘ
accompaniment orchestra ⓘ
piano ⓘ
basedOn writings of Plato ⓘ
catalogueNumber Satie’s work list (no standard opus number) ⓘ
commissionedBy Princess Edmond de Polignac ⓘ
composer Erik Satie ⓘ
composerStylePeriod modernism ⓘ
compositionEndYear 1918 ⓘ
compositionStartYear 1917 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Princess Edmond de Polignac ⓘ
duration approximately 35 minutes ⓘ
genre minimalist vocal work ⓘ
hasVersion orchestral version ⓘ
piano-vocal version ⓘ
influenced 20th-century minimalist aesthetics ⓘ
later French vocal music ⓘ
language French ⓘ
movement Le banquet ⓘ
Les bords de l’Ilissus ⓘ
Portrait de Socrate ⓘ
notableFeature continuous, speech-like vocal line ⓘ
lack of dramatic climaxes ⓘ
subtle, static harmony ⓘ
numberOfParts 3 ⓘ
originalTitle Socrate: drame symphonique avec voix ⓘ
period early 20th century ⓘ
placeInOeuvre major vocal work by Erik Satie ⓘ
premiereDate 1920 ⓘ
reception considered a key work in Satie’s mature style ⓘ
noted for its austerity ⓘ
settingType secular ⓘ
structure three-part ⓘ
styleCharacteristic economy of means ⓘ
serene ⓘ
transparent texture ⓘ
understated ⓘ
subject Socrates ⓘ
ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ
textLanguage French ⓘ
textSource dialogues of Plato ⓘ
textType philosophical dialogue ⓘ
vocalForces soprano ⓘ
tenor ⓘ
voices ⓘ

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