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SATIE Erik (1866 - 1925)

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SATIE Erik (1866 - 1925)
L.A.S. "Erik Satie", 23 October 1924, to Roger DÉSORMIÈRE| 1 page in-12, address on reverse (letter-card).
About his ballet Relâche and his music for René
Clair's fi lm, Entr'acte (a show conceived by Francis Picabia, to be premiered on December 4 by the Swedish Ballets).
"Very happy am: so you are directing Relâche? I still have seven pages to orchestrate. On Saturday I will hand over the end of the second act to the copyist. You will have the score in the first days of November [...] As for the film part, René Clair has not yet given me the details of the film.
There is no delay [...] The whole thing is much simpler than Mercury, you know. In any case, it is very big... Let's have dinner together whenever you want [...] (I only eat vegetables)"...
Almost complete correspondence, n° MCLVII.