Darius Milhaud (1 Jan 1892 Jahr – 1 Aug 1974 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

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.

Milhaud traveled to Harlem to hear jazz, and his La Création de monde uses a jazz
band scoring.

New Fashions: Les Six
1. A new group of composers who followed Satie were known as Les Six: Poulenc,
Milhaud, Auric, Honegger, Tailleferre, and Durey

Milhaud’s surrealism relates to his theory of polytonality—a collage of keys.
a. Taken apart, the elements are ordinary. It is in the placing together that the
surrealism is present.