Composer
Darius Milhaud
French composer (1892–1974)
1892–1974
185 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1892
- Died
- 1974
- Birthplace
- Marseille
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Citizenship / historical state
- France
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Darius Milhaud (French: [daʁjys mijo]; Provençal: [miˈjawt]; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—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. He taught many future jazz and classical composers, including Burt Bacharach, Dave Brubeck, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, György Kurtág, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis among others.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; autobiographer; musicologist; music educator; jazz musician; music critic; composer; pianist; teacher; film score composer
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Teachers
- André Gedalge; Charles-Marie Widor; Paul Dukas
- Career institutions / employers
- Conservatoire de Paris; Mills College at Northeastern University
- Recorded memberships
- Groupe des Six; American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts; Académie des beaux-arts
- Instruments played
- piano
- Movements
- classical music
- Notable works
- Le Bœuf sur le toit; Symphony No. 4; Symphony No. 1; Pacem in terris; L'Orestie d'Eschyle
- Awards
- Knight of the Legion of Honour; Officer of the Legion of Honour; Commander of the Legion of Honour; Commander of the order of Nichan Iftikhar; Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
- Languages used
- French
- VIAF ID
- 42026090
- ISNI
- 0000000121299142
- GND ID
- 118582453
- Library of Congress ID
- n79109326
- MusicBrainz ID
- a7ef6698-3056-4e80-880d-0f9d106cc8e2
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, violin, Clarinet, Bassoon
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Source entries with composition dates
- 2
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Catalogue
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Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 42026090. Portrait: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.