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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 est un compositeur français, né le 15 février 1899 à Lodève [1] et mort le 23 juillet 1983 à Paris (8 e) [2]. Compositeur de musiques de films, il est notamment à l'origine de la bande-son de films célèbres tels que La Belle et la Bête de Jean Cocteau, Notre-Dame de Paris de Jean Delannoy et La Grande Vadrouille de ...
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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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.
Providing a unique finesse to film music, George Auric contributed nearly 130 scores, placing him along side some of the most prolific of the contemporary Hollywood film composers. Born February 15, 1899
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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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Jun 24, 2018 · More than the other members of the group of French composers known as Les Six, Georges Auric made his mark as a composer of incidental and dramatic music.
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