Entre a rosa e a cruz : o esoterismo em Erik Satie

Abstract

This research presents a brief biographical account of the composer Erik Satie, focusing on a contextual analysis of a body of work written for the esoteric and mystical order to which he belonged: the Sonneries de la Rose + Croix. The methodology of this research is qualitative in nature and is divided into six chapters that present, respectively: a brief biography of the composer Erik Satie, which will also discuss French symbolism and the Rosicrucian Order of Péladan; the composer's aesthetics and philosophy, encompassing concepts he initiated such as musique d’aumenmblemant; a panoramic analysis of the Sonneries de la Rose + Croix; music on demand and Rosicrucian ideals; and finally, concluding remarks. This study demonstrates that Satie's works operate beyond conventional musical organization, constituting intentional structures endowed with their own functionality within the mystical realm of auditory experience.