Darius Milhaud
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Darius Milhaud was a prolific 20th-century French composer and member of the avant-garde group Les Six, known for his innovative use of polytonality and incorporation of jazz and Brazilian influences into classical music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Darius Milhaud canonical | 23 |
| Madeleine Milhaud | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7725132 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darius Milhaud Context triple: [Philip Glass, studiedUnder, Darius Milhaud]
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A.
Albert Roussel
Albert Roussel was a French composer of the early 20th century known for his distinctive blend of impressionism and neoclassicism in orchestral, chamber, and ballet music.
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B.
André Caplet
André Caplet was a French composer and conductor closely associated with Claude Debussy, known for his innovative orchestration and impressionist-influenced works.
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C.
Paul Dukas
Paul Dukas was a French composer, critic, and teacher best known for his orchestral work "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice."
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D.
Georges Auric
Georges Auric was a French composer and member of the avant-garde group Les Six, known for his influential film scores and contributions to 20th-century classical and popular music.
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E.
Gabriel Pierné
Gabriel Pierné was a French composer, conductor, and organist of the late Romantic and early 20th-century period, known for his orchestral works, choral music, and leadership of the Concerts Colonne in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Darius Milhaud Target entity description: Darius Milhaud was a prolific 20th-century French composer and member of the avant-garde group Les Six, known for his innovative use of polytonality and incorporation of jazz and Brazilian influences into classical music.
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A.
Albert Roussel
Albert Roussel was a French composer of the early 20th century known for his distinctive blend of impressionism and neoclassicism in orchestral, chamber, and ballet music.
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B.
André Caplet
André Caplet was a French composer and conductor closely associated with Claude Debussy, known for his innovative orchestration and impressionist-influenced works.
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C.
Paul Dukas
Paul Dukas was a French composer, critic, and teacher best known for his orchestral work "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice."
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D.
Georges Auric
Georges Auric was a French composer and member of the avant-garde group Les Six, known for his influential film scores and contributions to 20th-century classical and popular music.
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E.
Gabriel Pierné
Gabriel Pierné was a French composer, conductor, and organist of the late Romantic and early 20th-century period, known for his orchestral works, choral music, and leadership of the Concerts Colonne in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century composer
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French composer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand-croix de la Légion d’honneur
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linked to:
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
|
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1892-09-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Marseille ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| deathCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1974-06-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Geneva ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Conservatoire de Paris
ⓘ
Université d’Aix-en-Provence ⓘ
linked to:
Université Paul Cézanne
|
| employer |
Conservatoire de Paris
ⓘ
Mills College ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Milhaud ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
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chamber music ⓘ choral music ⓘ film music ⓘ opera ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| givenName | Darius ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brazilian music
ⓘ
folk music of Provence ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| memberOf | Les Six ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| name | Darius Milhaud ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
polytonality
ⓘ
use of Brazilian musical influences ⓘ use of jazz elements in classical music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Christophe Colomb
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linked to:
Christopher Columbus
La création du monde ⓘ Le Boeuf sur le toit ⓘ L’Orestie d’Eschyle ⓘ
linked to:
Oresteia
Saudades do Brasil ⓘ Suite provençale ⓘ Symphony No. 1 ⓘ Symphony No. 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ violist ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Aix-en-Provence
ⓘ
Oakland, California ⓘ
linked to:
Oakland
Paris ⓘ |
| spouse |
Madeleine Milhaud
ⓘ
linked to:
Darius Milhaud
|
| style |
bitonality
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polytonal harmony ⓘ use of complex rhythms ⓘ |
| taught |
Burt Bacharach
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Dave Brubeck ⓘ Steve Reich ⓘ William Bolcom ⓘ |
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Referenced by (24)
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