Milhaud

American  

[mee-yoh, mee-oh] / miˈyoʊ, miˈoʊ /

noun

1. Darius 1892–1974, French composer, in U.S. from 1940.

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Milhaud British  

/ mijo /

noun

1. Darius (darjys). 1892–1974, French composer; member of Les Six. A notable exponent of polytonality, his large output includes operas, symphonies, ballets, string quartets, and songs

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Example Sentences

And at the Conservatoire Darius Milhaud, the soprano Asmik Grigorian gave a characteristically mighty and dramatically considered recital of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff songs with the pianist Lukas Genusias.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023

The school had become an idyllic and idealistic refuge for inventive French composer Darius Milhaud and the Budapest String Quartet, escaping the Nazis.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2023

Brubeck came to admire Milhaud so deeply that he named his first son after him.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

After a stint in the Army, he resumed his classes at the Mannes School of Music and the New School for Social Research in New York, where he was mentored by French composer Darius Milhaud.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2023

General Milhaud had distinguished himself in the course of our national wars, by success and bravery.

From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I by Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron