Auric, Georges 1899 - 1983
Author: Hirano, Takatoshi
Last updated：April 27, 2015
Author: Hirano, Takatoshi
Author : Saitoh, Noriko
Last Updated: December 1, 2008
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Author : Saitoh, Noriko
1. Education and Mentorship
French composer. After studying at the Montpellier Conservatory, he entered the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied fugue and counterpoint under G. Caussade. He also studied composition with d'Indy at the Schola Cantorum.
2. Affiliation
A member of "Les Six." He contributed a prelude to the album that marked the group's debut.
3. Works and Style
He debuted as a composer at the age of 15 with a song cycle. Following his early period as a member of "Les Six," he transitioned to a middle period where he actively championed "modernism." Works from this middle period include his Piano Sonata. His late works combined tonality and atonality. Notably, his Partita for two pianos integrates diatonic and chromatic music.
In addition, he composed film scores and ballet works.
4. Activities Other Than Composition
Until World War II, he also worked as a critic. He contributed to the magazines Paris-soir, Marianne, and Nouvelles littéraires. After the war, in 1954, he became president of SACEM (Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique). In 1962, he was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts and appointed general administrator of the Paris Opéra and the Opéra-Comique. From 1968 onwards, he retired from all public offices to dedicate himself solely to composition.
5. Associated Composers
While studying composition with d'Indy at the Schola Cantorum (1914–1916), he became acquainted with Satie, Milhaud, Honegger, and Cocteau. Cocteau dedicated Le Coq et l'Arlequin to him. In the 1920s, he frequently collaborated with the Ballets Russes, Diaghilev, and Stravinsky.
Works(29)
Piano Solo (9)
pieces (2)
inpromptu (4)
Various works (9)
Piano Ensemble (5)
character pieces (3)