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- Darius Milhaud (French: [daʁjys mijo]; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six —also known as The Group of Six —and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositions are influenced by jazz and Brazilian music and make extensive use of polytonality.
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Darius Milhaud (French: [daʁjys mijo]; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as The Group of Six—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century.
Aug 31, 2024 · Darius Milhaud was a principal French composer of the 20th century known especially for his development of polytonality (simultaneous use of different keys). Born of a Provençal Jewish family, Milhaud studied under Paul Dukas and Vincent d’Indy at the Paris Conservatory.
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A principal French composer of the 20th century, Darius Milhaud is known especially for his development of polytonality, a simultaneous use of different keys. A prolific composer, his music explores a wide range of musical genres including international folk music and American jazz.
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dramatic:Opera: La Brebis égarée, “roman musical” (1910–15; Paris, Dec. 10, 1923); Le Pauvre Matelot, “complainte en trois actes” (1926; Paris, Dec. 12, 1927); Les Malheurs d’Orphée (Brussels, May 7, 1926); Esther de Carpentras, opéra-bouffe (1925; Paris, Feb. 1, 1938); 3 “minute operas”:L’Enlèvement d’Europe (Baden-Baden, July 17, 1927), L’Abandon...
Études (essays; Paris, 1926); Notes sans musique (autobiography; Paris, 1949; Eng. tr., London, 1952, as Notes without Music); Entretiens avec Claude Rostand (Paris, 1952); Ma vie heureuse (Paris, 1973; Eng. tr., 1995, as My Happy Life).
G. Augsbourg, La Vie de D. M. en images (Paris, 1935); G. Beck, D. M.:Étude suivie du catalogue chronologique complet (Paris, 1949; suppl., 1957); J. Roy, D. M. (Paris, 1968); A. Braga, D. M. (Naples, 1969); C. Palmer, M. (London, 1976); P. Collaer, D. M. (Geneva and Paris, 1982; Eng. tr., 1988); H. Ehrler, Untersuchungen zur Klaviermusik von Franc...
French composer, conductor and teacher Darius Milhaud was born in Marseille on 4 September 1892. He studied with Charles Widor and André Gedalge at the Paris Conservatoire, where he met Arthur Honegger and Germaine Tailleferre.
Apr 27, 2017 · Darius Milhaud (b. 1892–d. 1974) was a composer who traveled widely and absorbed a variety of compositional influences while remaining closely identified with his native France.
Born in Aix-en-Provence, France, in 1892, Darius Milhaud was a prolific and highly original composer. At age seventeen, he entered the Paris Conservatory, where he initially trained as a violinist before turning instead to composition.
