MILHAUD, DARIUS

däryüsˈ mēyōˈ, 1892–1974, French composer. Milhaud studied at the Paris Conservatory. In Brazil (1917–19) as an aide to Paul Claudel, poet and French minister to Brazil, he became acquainted with Brazilian folk music. Upon his return to France, he became one of the group known as Les Six. Milhaud became professor of composition at Mills College, Oakland, Calif., in 1940. He is especially celebrated as a composer for the stage; his operas include Le Pauvre Matelot (1927; libretto by Jean Cocteau) and Christophe Colombe (1930; libretto by Claudel). Milhaud's outstanding ballets are La Création du Monde (1923) and Le Boeuf sur le toit; or, The Nothing Doing Bar (1920). A prolific composer, Milhaud also wrote symphonies, concertos, orchestral music, chamber music, and songs. He was among the first to exploit polytonality and developed new rhythmic structures influenced by Brazilian and jazz elements.

See his autobiography, Notes without Music (tr. 1953, repr. 1970).

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books on: Milhaud Darius  - 410 results

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The Composer as Intellectual: Music and Ideology in France 1914-1940
Book by Jane F. Fulcher; Oxford University Press, 2005
Subjects: Composers--France, Music--France--20th Century--History And Criticism, Music--Political Aspects--France, Music--Social Aspects--France
...The National or the Universal?, 173 Milhaud and the Transcendent Collectivity, 175...implicit criticism, if not clear alignment. Milhaud, for example, as a Jew, faced the intellectual...as shared by Jews and non-Jews alike. Milhaud would in- scribe this classicism-the...
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Music of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook
Book by Larry Sitsky; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Avant-Garde (Music), Composers--Biography, Music--20th Century--History And Criticism
...Olivier Messiaen 1908 1992 299 Charles Barber Darius Milhaud 1892 1974 305 Robert Shapiro Aleksandr Vasilyevich...
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Composers of Today: A Comprehensive Biographical and Critical Guide to Modern Composers of All Nations
Book by David Ewen; H. W. Wilson, 1934
Subjects: Music--Bio-Bibliography
...affected other young French composers--including Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc, Tailleferre and Durey. It was not long before...the more important individuals of this clan--Honegger, Milhaud, Auric and Poulenc--began to free themselves from the bondage...
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Arthur Honegger
Book by Harry Halbreich, Roger Nichols; Amadeus Press, 1999
Subjects: Composers--Biography, Honegger, Arthur--1892-1955, Honegger, Arthur--1892-1955--Bibliography
...to turn prematurely chubby, Darius Milhaud, a native of Aix-en-Provence...musical chairs continued, with Darius Milhaud being the missing party from...contained Honegger Rhapsody, Milhaud Second Violin Sonata, Auric...
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A History of Modern Music
Book by Paul Collaer, Sally Abeles; World Publishing, 1961
Subjects: Music--20th Century--History And Criticism
...MIASKOVSKY: Second Symphony. DARIUS MILHAUD: First String Quartet. MAURICE...Three Places in New England. DARIUS MILHAUD: Agamemnon. Quatre Poemes de...MIASKOVSKY: Third Symphony. DARIUS MILHAUD: La Brebis Egaree. Les Choephores...
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journal articles on: Milhaud Darius  - 10 results

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The White Reception of Jazz in America
Journal article by Maureen Anderson; African American Review, Vol. 38, 2004
Subjects: Jazz music--History, Jazz--History
...previously combined and now let loose upon us all at once. (Darius Milhaud) From 1917 to 1930, white America was forced to...Jazz Must Go." Ladies Home Journal Dec. 1921: 34. Milhaud, Darius. "The Jazz Band and Negro Music." Living Age Oct...
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Social Disruption and Its Effects on Music: an Empirical Analysis
Journal article by Karen A. Cerulo; Social Forces, Vol. 62, 1984
Subjects: Social Problems, Social Service
...1940-41 prison camp) France Middle Darius Milhaud Cortege Funebre 1939 France France Middle...Quatour Pour la Fin du Temps . Bryn Mawr: Presser. Milhaud, Darius. 1962 . Cortege Funebre . New York: Associated...
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Amphibiologie: Ethnographic Surrealism in French Discourse on Jazz
Journal article by Matthew F. Jordan; Journal of European Studies, Vol. 31, 2001
Subjects: Discourse analysis--Criticism and interpretation, Ethnology--Criticism and interpretation, France--Social aspects, Jazz music--Social aspects, Jazz--Social aspects, Surrealism--Evaluation
...Black Swan race records which Darius Milhaud (27) and other French travellers...on Broadway and in Harlem, see Darius Milhaud, LEvolution du jazz-band et la...Stravinsky and Le Creation du monde of Milhaud appear closer to jazz negre than...
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The Elusive Faces of Modernity: Jacques Greber and the Planning of the 1937 Paris World Fair
Journal article by Danilo Francois Udovicki-Selb; Urban History Review, Vol. 29, 2001
Subjects: Architecture, Postmodern--Criticism, interpretation, etc., City planning--Technique, Exhibitions--1937, Modernism (Aesthetics)--Analysis
...fair. Seventeen other composers, such as Messiaen and Darius Milhaud, participated in the musical arrangements of the...Jacques Ibert), Colonies (Elsa Barraine), Music (Darius Milhaud), The Seine Apotheosis (Raymond Loucheur), Day Pageantries...
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Blaise Cendrars
Journal article by Jeff Bursey; The Review of Contemporary Fiction, Vol. 24, 2004
Subjects: Dos Passos, John, Literature--Criticism and interpretation, Seymour-Smith, Martin, Sutter, John Augustus
...from African Saga would be adapted into a ballet, La Creation du monde, with the collaboration of Fernand Leger and Darius Milhaud. It was performed by the Ballets Suedois company in 1923. Some deity characters required actors to be on stilts, and...
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2002-2003 MTNA Student Competitions
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 51, April 2002
...R Messiaen, Olivier Con Milhaud, Darius Con Miyagi, Michio Con...
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Composer Classification List
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 57, April 2008
Subjects: Composers
...Con Messiaen, Olivier Con Milhaud, Darius Con Mlynarski, Emil R...
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Composer Classification List
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 53, August 2003
Subjects: Composers--Identification and classification
...R Messiaen, Olivier Con Milhaud, Darius Con Miyagi, Michio Con...
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2007-2008 MTNA Student Competitions
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 56, April 2007
Subjects: Art teachers--Achievements and awards, Concerts--Concert reviews, Musical instruments industry--Achievements and awards, Yamaha Corp.--Achievements and awards
...br/ Messiaen, Olivier Con <br/ Milhaud, Darius Con <br/ Miyagi, Michio Con...
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Composer Classification List
Magazine article; American Music Teacher, Vol. 53, June 2004
Subjects: Composers--International aspects
...R Messiaen, Olivier Con Milhaud, Darius Con Miyagi, Michio Con...
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newspaper articles on: Milhaud Darius  - 14 results

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French String Quartet Brings Debussy to UO
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), February 23, 2006
...Wailly; `The Chimney of the King by Darius Milhaud; and `Pure Silver by UO professor...by its namesake as well as by Darius Milhaud and Dmitry Shostakovich. The program includes Milhauds String Quartet No. 4; Shostakovichs...
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Performance Notes
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), May 1, 2008
...violin; Sarah Kreger, viola; Blake McGee, clarinet; and Nathalie Fortin, piano. They will perform music by W.A. Mozart, Darius Milhaud and Peter Schickele. Audience members may bring lunches; beverages and snacks will be on sale. Fashion show to raise...
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Performance Notes
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), February 1, 2007
...Wagner, three chorale preludes by William Latham, "Irish Washerwoman" by Leroy Anderson, "Concerto for Percussion" by Darius Milhaud and "Morceau de Concert" by Camille Saint-Saens. Admission is $5, $3 for students or senior citizens, $8 for families...
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Spring Concert Mixes Old, New
Newspaper article by Ruth Gesmer Silverman; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 24, 2007
Subjects: Concerts
...whose life and poetry inspired the work. Also on the program will be "Mannin Veen" by Haydn Wood, "Suite Francaise" by Darius Milhaud, the "Wrong Note Rag" by Leonard Bernstein, "American Salute" by Morton Gould, and a complete performance of "The...
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Brubeck's Back, without Charlie Parker
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), August 6, 2004
...studied Oaklands Mills College for two years on the G.I. Bill, and later privately with his Mills teacher, composer Darius Milhaud. Eventually, he learned to read music. Although Brubeck never graduated from Mills College, he now has nine honorary...
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encyclopedia articles on: Milhaud Darius  - 7 results

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Milhaud, Darius
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
MILHAUD, DARIUS daryus meyo , 1892 1974, French composer. Milhaud studied at the Paris Conservatory. In Brazil (1917 19...France, he became one of the group known as Les Six . Milhaud became professor of composition at Mills College, Oakland...
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Del Tredici, David
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Calif. Originally a pianist, he made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony at 16, and studied composition with Darius Milhaud (1958). He taught at Harvard (1966 72) and Boston Univ. (1973 84) before joining the faculty of the City Univ. of...
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Stockhausen, Karlheinz
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...appears as Karl Heinz. He studied composition with Frank Martin in Cologne (1950 51) and with Olivier Messiaen and Darius Milhaud in Paris (1951 53). Stockhausen is ranked with the most inventive of avant-garde composers. He frequently employed...
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Reich, Steve
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Cornell (B.A., 1957), the Julliard School of Music (1958 61), and Mills College (M.A., 1963), where he studied with Darius Milhaud and Luciano Berio . Also influenced by John Cage , he began to create experimental works in the 1960s, showing...
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Xenakis, Yannis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...worked as an architect in Paris (1947 59) with Le Corbusier . He was also a composition pupil of Arthur Honegger , Darius Milhaud , and Olivier Messiaen . Xenakis used both Greek folk elements and twelve-tone technique in his music. He also...
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