Sometimes there are simply no words to describe exactly what you want to express. Erik Satie dug deep into the history of language to find words that would best describe his latest works, altering them just a little bit for his own purposes. Theme music is by Daryl Banner Listen to this episode ad-free by supporting The Composer Chronicles on Patreon. Sign up for Amazon Music Unlimited! | Alexandrian Media Store Music used in this episode: Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie. Provided by Musopen Gnossienne No. 1 by Erik Satie. Performed by La Pianista on 2010-11-16. Gnossienne No. 3 by Erik Satie. Performed by La Pianista on 2010-11-16, An Ocean Full of Characters by Trevor Kowalski The Best Way Out Is Through by Trevor Kowalski All Gathered by Spectacles Wallet and Watch Sources used for this episode: Rollo H. Myers, Erik Satie (New York: Dover Publications, 1968) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecomposerchronicles/message