Darius Milhaud

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Darius Milhaud was a prolific 20th-century French composer and member of the avant-garde group Les Six, known for his innovative use of polytonality and incorporation of jazz and Brazilian influences into classical music.

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Darius Milhaud canonical 6

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instanceOf 20th-century composer
French composer
composer
human
awardReceived Grand-croix de la Légion d’honneur NERFINISHED
birthCountry France
birthDate 1892-09-04
birthPlace Marseille NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart failure
deathCountry Switzerland NERFINISHED
deathDate 1974-06-22
deathPlace Geneva NERFINISHED
educatedAt Conservatoire de Paris NERFINISHED
Université d’Aix-en-Provence NERFINISHED
employer Conservatoire de Paris NERFINISHED
Mills College NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup French Jews
familyName Milhaud NERFINISHED
genre ballet
chamber music
choral music
film music
opera
orchestral music
givenName Darius NERFINISHED
influencedBy Brazilian music
folk music of Provence
jazz
memberOf Les Six NERFINISHED
movement avant-garde
modernism
name Darius Milhaud NERFINISHED
nationality French
notableFor polytonality
use of Brazilian musical influences
use of jazz elements in classical music
notableWork Christophe Colomb NERFINISHED
La création du monde NERFINISHED
Le Boeuf sur le toit NERFINISHED
L’Orestie d’Eschyle NERFINISHED
Saudades do Brasil NERFINISHED
Suite provençale NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 1 NERFINISHED
Symphony No. 2 NERFINISHED
occupation composer
teacher
violist
religion Judaism
residence Aix-en-Provence NERFINISHED
Oakland, California NERFINISHED
Paris
spouse Madeleine Milhaud NERFINISHED
style bitonality
polytonal harmony
use of complex rhythms
taught Burt Bacharach NERFINISHED
Dave Brubeck NERFINISHED
Steve Reich NERFINISHED
William Bolcom NERFINISHED

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Philip Glass studiedUnder Darius Milhaud
Dave Brubeck studiedUnder Darius Milhaud
Francis Poulenc associatedWith Darius Milhaud
Albert Roussel influenced Darius Milhaud