by Hector Poirier Darius Milhaud is one of the greatest composers of our time. His music is known the world over. He is one of the “Les Six”, the famous group of French composers who gained recognition during the years after the first world war, and which includes such well known composers as Arthur […]
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Notes sans musique
Darius Milhaud published his autobiography in 1949 with the Paris publishing house of René Julliard. The 336 page paperbound volume sold for 380 frs (old French francs). A limited edition of fifty copies were produced on vellum published by Prioux stationery numbered from 1 to 50 plus a few author’s copies. The preface recounted the […]
Continue ReadingA Visit With Darius Milhaud
The presentation of Elizabeth and Elliott Hurwitt’s appraisal of the music of Darius Milhaud on the world wide web in 1995 was to include two other complementary offerings, a discussion of Ralph Swickard’s documentary film about Milhaud and a discussion of Milhaud’s autobiography, Notes Without Music, that had recently been republished by Marion Boyers as […]
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