Заметки млекопитающего

The book "Notes of a Mammal" by Erik Satie contains the literary experiments of the French composer, his letters, memoirs, aphorisms and notes, masterfully translated by Valery Kislov.
The composer reflects on Stravinsky, Debussy, the group "Six", Russian ballet, musicality animals, about silence, life and death. Sati experiences an acute indifference towards authorities and dry academicism. Unable to compose according to the established rules of music theory, he creates his own - and does the same with the text. In his comments, Sati is direct, precise and short. Thanks to the paradoxical nature of his judgments and his peculiar sense of humor, he manages to express something for which there are no words in the language: "When instruments replace voices, a symphony begins." Picabia, J. Auric, F. Léger, F. Poulenc, G. Fournier, etc.