Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud
Milhaud in 1923
Born	(1892-09-04)4 September 1892 Marseille, France
Died	22 June 1974(1974-06-22) (aged 81) Geneva, Switzerland
Education	Paris Conservatory
Occupations	Composer Conductor Academic teacher
Works	List of compositions
Spouse	Madeleine Milhaud Milhaud
Children	1

Darius Milhaud (French: [daʁjys mijo]; 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.^[1] A renowned teacher, he taught many future jazz and classical composers, including Burt Bacharach, Dave Brubeck, Philip Glass, Steve Reich, Karlheinz Stockhausen and Iannis Xenakis among others.