Grand Musical Staircase

Introduction

Extended accordion-like view of "Ode to a Grand Staircase (For Four Hands)" by Julie Chen and Barbara Tetenbaum

Julie Chen and Barbara Tetenbaum’s “Ode to a Grand Staircase (For Four Hands)” is an artist’s book inspired by the work of Erik Satie, a French composer whose work influenced music in the early twentieth century. This artist’s book was published in 2001 by the Flying Fish Press (Berkeley, CA) via Julie Chen and the Triangular Press (Portland, Oregon) via Barbara Tetenbaum.