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 NERFINISHED
composer Erik Satie NERFINISHED
composerStylePeriod modernism
compositionEndYear 1918
compositionStartYear 1917
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo Princess Edmond de Polignac NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Les bords de l’Ilissus NERFINISHED
Portrait de Socrate NERFINISHED
notableFeature continuous, speech-like vocal line
lack of dramatic climaxes
subtle, static harmony
numberOfParts 3
originalTitle Socrate: drame symphonique avec voix NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
ancient Greek philosophy
textLanguage French
textSource dialogues of Plato
textType philosophical dialogue
vocalForces soprano
tenor
voices

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Erik Satie notableWork Socrate