Socrate is a work for voice and piano (or small orchestra) by Erik Satie. First published in 1919 for voice and piano, in 1920 a different publisher reissued the piece "revised and corrected". A third version of the work exists, for small orchestra and voice, for which the manuscript has disappeared and which is available now only in print. The text is composed of excerpts of Victor Cousin's translation of Plato's dialogues, all of the chosen texts referring to Socrates.
| Librettist | (excerpts of Victor Cousin's translation of Plato's dialogues) |
| Date of composition | 1918 (1917-1918) |
| Premiered | 1920, June 7th (salle Érard) in Paris, France |
| First published | 1919 |
| Dedicated to | Princess Edmond de Polignac |
| Type | Song(s) |
| Instruments |
Voice
Piano - or small orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Erik Satie: Socrate Erik Satie: Socrate Erik Satie: Socrate |