French jazz-influenced modernist composer who rose to fame as a member of the group Les Six. His compositions make use of polytonality.
Before Fame
He studied violin when he was young, but shifted his focus to composition and studied at the Paris Conservatory.
Trivia
He also taught music at Mills College in Oakland, California.
Family Life
He married Madeleine Milhaud in 1925, and they had one son who was born in 1930.
Associated With
One of his students was songwriter Burt Bacharach.
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