Darius Milhaud
France, 1910–1974
French modernist of Les Six — a pioneer of polytonality who folded jazz and Brazilian rhythm into concert music, and taught a generation including Burt Bacharach and Dave Brubeck.
MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Darius Milhaud and 1 artist Darius Milhaud influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced Darius Milhaud?
- Erik Satie — Satie, with Cocteau, was the guiding mentor of Les Six — the anti-Romantic, anti-impressionist aesthetic of clarity and wit that shaped Milhaud's whole outlook.
Which artists did Darius Milhaud influence?
- Burt Bacharach — Milhaud was Bacharach's composition teacher and, by his own account, his greatest influence — the modernist who encouraged the tuneful, harmonically bold voice Bacharach became.