Biography
A French composer of dramatic, orchestral, vocal, chamber, and instrumental music. Milhaud was a member of "Les Six," whose works were influenced by Erik Satie and Jean Cocteau, and was one of the first composers to use bitonality (playing in two keys at once). In the '20s and '30s he incorporated jazz and Latin rhythms into his music, especially beautifully done in the soulful La création du monde (1923), also notable in Saudades do Brasil (1921) and Le boeuf sur le toit (1919) (named for the avant-garde artists' cafe). Milhaud's fine and prolific sense of melody, which is both modern and pure like the modes of folk music, can be appreciated in works like the Scaramouche Suite and the Sonatina for Oboe Piano. ~ Blue Gene Tyranny, Rovi



 
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Darius Milhaud - Le Bœuf sur le toit (Alondra de la Parra, L'Orchestre de Paris)
Darius Milhaud: Suite Provençale op.152a (1936)
La Création du Monde: Darius Milhaud (with score)
La Creation du Monde - Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud: Suite op.157b for Clarinet, Violin and Piano - Ensemble der KammerMusikKöln
A visit with Darius Milhaud
Darius Milhaud - Saudades do Brasil (1920)
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