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Darius Milhaud

1892 - 1974

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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—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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Darius Milhaud is the 148th most popular composer, the 655th most popular biography from France (up from 693rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular French Composer.

Darius Milhaud is most famous for his compositions for orchestra, chamber music, and opera.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Darius Milhaud ranks 148 out of 1,451. Before him are Giovanni Paisiello, Nicola Porpora, André Grétry, Johannes Ockeghem, Gregorio Allegri, and Alfred Newman. After him are Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Paul Dukas, Christopher Hogwood, Marin Marais, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, and François-Joseph Gossec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Darius Milhaud ranks 31. Before him are Jack L. Warner, Mátyás Rákosi, William P. Murphy, Stefan Banach, Gregor Strasser, and Erwin Panofsky. After him are Corneille Heymans, Arthur Friedenreich, J. Paul Getty, Marina Tsvetaeva, Shirō Ishii, and Ernst Lubitsch. Among people deceased in 1974, Darius Milhaud ranks 24. Before him are Julius Evola, David Oistrakh, Erich Kästner, Rudolf Dassler, Imre Lakatos, and Miguel Ángel Asturias. After him are Duke Ellington, Jacob L. Moreno, Peng Dehuai, Otto Strasser, Satyendra Nath Bose, and Lewis Strauss.

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In France

Among people born in France, Darius Milhaud ranks 655 out of 6,770. Before him are Madame de La Fayette (1634), Anaïs Nin (1903), Louis I, Duke of Orléans (1372), Roger Garaudy (1913), Rashi (1040), and Pierre Richard (1934). After him are Alexandre Millerand (1859), Guillaume de l'Hôpital (1661), Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752), Syagrius (430), Rudolph of France (890), and Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Darius Milhaud ranks 26. Before him are Adolphe Adam (1803), Edgard Varèse (1883), Maurice Jarre (1924), Daniel Auber (1782), Édouard Lalo (1823), and Pérotin (1160). After him are Paul Dukas (1865), Marin Marais (1656), Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760), Léonin (1135), Michel Legrand (1932), and François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775).

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