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Born: 4 September
1892, Aix-en-Provence, France
Died: 22 June 1974, Genève, Switzerland
Milhaud,
Darius
A Jewish French
composer who was one of the "Les
Six",
the group of composers who argued that 20th century French music was enslaved
by impressionism,
and looked for other ways of expression. Milhaud is considered one of the
prominent composers of 20th century music.
Milhaud was very diverse in composition techniques, and
did a great deal of searching for new ways of artistic
creation, from the simple, light "Applied
music"
in the spirit of Hindemith
(for example, "The Music for the Family and
School"), incorporating jazz
("The Creation of the World" ["La
Création du Monde"] - a ballet
based on jazz characteristics) to polytonality
(composing parallel melodies with different tonics)
as in the suite for piano "Saudades do Brasil",
atonality
(pieces without a key
or a tonic) and more. The "Saudades
do Brasil" and other works are also a result of his 2 years
stay as a secretary in a French delegation
in Rio de Janeiro. There, he became acquainted
with Brazilian
folk music and influenced by it.
Milhaud wrote music on Jewish themes,
too, like "Hymn to Zion - Song of Jerusalem"
and "Psalms for Baritone, Orchestra and a Choir".
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He played
He Lived in the
Twentieth Century
In
France
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