Vexations
- 2018
- 18m
Erik Satie's Vexations is a short piano piece to be repeated 840 times. Satie may not have meant for it to be played, but John Cage-attracted to its serial nature-staged it in New York in 19... Read allErik Satie's Vexations is a short piano piece to be repeated 840 times. Satie may not have meant for it to be played, but John Cage-attracted to its serial nature-staged it in New York in 1963. The performance lasted almost 19 hours.Erik Satie's Vexations is a short piano piece to be repeated 840 times. Satie may not have meant for it to be played, but John Cage-attracted to its serial nature-staged it in New York in 1963. The performance lasted almost 19 hours.