1928
Search results
People also ask
Who is Darius Milhaud?
When did Darius Milhaud die?
What makes Darius Milhaud a great composer?
What did Darius Milhaud do for a living?
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.
Darius Milhaud was born on September 4, 1892 in Aix-en-Provence, where his cultured and close-knit Jewish family had been settled for at least eight centuries. A sensitive child, Milhaud spent long hours walking, communing with the dramatic landscape Cézanne made famous in his paintings.
Aug 31, 2024 · Darius Milhaud (born Sept. 4, 1892, Aix-en-Provence, France—died June 22, 1974, Geneva, Switz.) was a principal French composer of the 20th century known especially for his development of polytonality (simultaneous use of different keys).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Darius Milhaud was an exceptionally prolific composer, with 443 works attached to his name. From 1910 to 1973, he wrote countless operas, ballets, and other compositions. As a member of Les Six, Milhaud developed a unique and sometimes idiosyncratic musical voice.
- Works
- Writings
- Bibliography
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...
Jun 23, 2017 · By Russell Platt. June 23, 2017. Multiplicity in unity is the key to Darius Milhaud’s music, and his lyricism is underlined by an indomitable humanism. Darius Milhaud (1892-1974), the great...
French composer Darius Milhaud was born in Marseille on 4 September 1892. He grew up in Aix-en-Provence, starting violin lessons with Léo Bruguier at the age of seven. Five years later, he became a member of the string quartet of his teacher.
