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Georges Auric (French:; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. He was considered one of Les Six, a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. Before he turned 20 he had orchestrated and written incidental music for several ballets and stage productions.
- 15 February 1899
- 23 July 1983 (aged 84)
Georges Auric (born Feb. 15, 1899, Lodève, France—died July 24, 1983, Paris) was a French composer best known for his film scores and ballets. In these and other works, he was among those who reacted against the chromatic harmonic language and Symbolist structures of Claude Debussy.
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Overview. Born. February 15, 1899 · Lodève, Hérault, France. Died. July 23, 1983 · Paris, France (undisclosed) Birth name. Georges Abel Auric. Mini Bio. At the least George Auric was a fine musician, having been a child prodigy, but he was much more in the musical world.
- February 15, 1899
- July 23, 1983
May 21, 2018 · Georges Auric. Auric, Georges. views 3,438,686 updated May 21 2018. AURIC, Georges. Composer. Nationality: French. Born: Lodève, 15 February 1899. Studied at the Paris Conservatory, and under d'Indy at the Schola Cantorum, Paris, 1914–16. Family: Married Nora Smith, 1938.
Composer: The Wages of Fear. At the least George Auric was a fine musician, having been a child prodigy, but he was much more in the musical world. He studied under Vincent D'Indy (a devotee of Cesar Franck and the German school of symphonic composition) and attended the Paris Conservatory (1920).
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- Lodève, Hérault, France
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- Paris, France
May 21, 2020 · Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics. Get access. Colin Roust. Published: 21 May 2020. Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. Although Georges Auric (1899–1983) is best remembered today for his affiliation with the Groupe des Six, his musical career was long, productive, complex, and intimately attuned to the realities of modern life.
Jan 27, 2022 · Georges Auric: A Life in Music and PoliticsColin Roust | Music and Letters | Oxford Academic. Volume 102. Issue 4. November 2021. Next > Journal Article. Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics. Colin Roust. Get access. Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics. By. Colin. Roust. . Pp. 296. Oxford University Press. , New York and Oxford. ,
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