Erik Satie (1866-1925) was an eccentric French composer, pianist and writer. His works have bits and pieces of Impressionism, Surrealism, and Dadaism, and his compositional style influenced Debussy and Ravel. Since he worked for a while as a music hall pianist in various Montmartre cafes and also writing music for the Rosicrusianism religious sect, you can often hear some strains of that in his works, too. He's best known for his short piano pieces, and you've probably heard one of them but didn't know who wrote it. Here's the lilting and slightly melancholy Gymnopédie No.1:
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