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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.
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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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.
Georges Auric. 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).
- February 15, 1899
- July 23, 1983
Jan 27, 2022 · After Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, and Germaine Tailleferre, Georges Auric is arguably the fifth most famous member of the group Les Six. Only Louis Durey, about whom much still remains to be uncovered, has fared worse in terms of public visibility, even in his native France.
May 21, 2020 · A comprehensive biography of the French composer Georges Auric (1899–1983), who was a member of the Groupe des Six and a prolific and versatile musician in various genres and media. The book explores his artistic collaborations, his role in the cultural and political life of France, and his legacy as a modernist composer.
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known composer: Georges Auric. Opening the score, I played through ‘The Song from Moulin Rouge’ and was immediately taken by this elegant music. The memory of that experience resurfaced as I began reading Colin Roust’s new book, the long-awaited first English-language biography of the composer. As anyone who has encountered
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