Darius Milhaud [SEP] date of death
Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud (; 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. Milhaud is considered one of the key modernist composers.
Life and career.
Milhaud was born in Marseille, the son of Sophie (Allatini) and Gabriel Milhaud.
and orchestra, a collaboration between Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Darius Milhaud, Arnold Schoenberg, Nathaniel Shilkret, Igor Stravinsky, Alexandre Tansman and Ernst Toch.
- "Mouvements du cœur: Un hommage à la mémoire de Frédéric Chopin, 1849–1949" is a collaborative Suite of songs for baritone or bass and piano on words of Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin to commemorate the centennial of the death of Frédéric Chopin in 1949. Contributing composers include Henri Sauguet, Francis Poulenc, Georges Auric, Jean Françaix, Léo Preger and Darius Milhaud.