]> "milhaud.xml" Inventory of The Darius Milhaud Collection, 1910-1920 Processed by Martha Grutchfield; machine-readable finding aid created by Robert Kosovsky Encoding funded by the generous support of the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from typescript by rekeying by Robert Kosovsky. 1987 . Description is in English. October 16, 2006 EAD v1.0 finding aid converted to EAD 2002 using UC Berkeley's eadv1to2002.pl perl script. Inventory of The Darius Milhaud Collection, 1910-1920 Collection number: JOB 87-5 Music Division New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Music Division. New York Public Library. 40 Lincoln Center Plaza New York, NY 10023-7498 (212) 870-1650 http://nypl.org/research/lpa/mus/mus.html Martha Grutchfield 1987 Robert Kosovsky Encoding funded by the generous support of the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation

©1999 The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations. All rights reserved.

 Descriptive Summary The Darius Milhaud Collection1910-1920 JOB 87-5 10 folders The New York Public Library, Music Division The Darius Milhaud Collection contains songs and piano music, including some unpublished works, from an early period in his career. English Administrative Information Access

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 Preferred Citation

The Darius Milhaud Collection, JOB 87-5, Music Division, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations.

 Subjects Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 Piano music Biography

Darius Milhaud was a prolific French composer.

He was born in Aix-en-Provence on September 4, 1892. As a child he improvised melodies at the piano and soon took up the violin. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1909, studying the violin with Berthelier, ensemble with Lefèvre, harmony with Leroux, counterpoint with André Gédalge, composition and fugue with Charles-Marie Widor, and conducting with Vincent d'Indy. He received first "accessit" in violin and counterpoint, and second in fugue, winning the Prix Lepaulle for composition.

Milhaud went on to become one of the noted composed named "Les Six" because of their modernistic impact on France during the 1920s.

There are numerous reference works that provide ample biographical information on his life.

 Scope and Content

The words included in the Darius Milhaud Collection represent a tiny portion of Milhaud's vast compositional oeuvre. The unpublished works provide additional illustration for this early period in Milhaud's life.

 Organization and Arrangement

The original organization of the Darius Milhaud Collection has been preserved. Items have been left in the order in which they were found.

 Container List 1 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 [Suite, piano, op. 8. No. 4, Lent et grave] Lent et grave, 1913. Ms. (not in Milhaud's hand).

For piano.

 2 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 Mazurka, 1916. 5 leaves of ms. music (holograph).

For piano. Dedicated to C.B.L. [i.e. Céline Lagouarde].

 3 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 Prelude, 15 Juillet 1913. 2 p. of ms. music (holograph).

For piano. Extract from Alissa, op. 9, no. 7.

 4 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 Au beau soleil, 6 Nov. 1911. p. 2-5 of ms. music (holograph).

Words by Francis Jammes. No. 5 of Poèmes de Francis Jammes, op. 1, 1er recueil.

For voice and piano.

 5 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 J'aime l'âne, 29 April 1911. 6 p. of ms. music (holograph).

Words by Francis Jammes. No. 7 of Poèmes de Francis Jammes, op. 1, 1er recueil.

For voice and piano.

 6 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 [Calme], 28 Mars 1920. 2 copies.

No. 6 of Le printemps, op. 66 (i.e. no. 6 of the entire set).

For piano.

 7 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 C'était affreux, 14 febrier 1911. 2 p. of ms. music (holograph).

Words by Francis Jammes. No. 1 of Poèmes de Francis James, op. 1, 2me recueil.

For voice and piano.

 8 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 Prière pour être simple, Mai 1910. 2 p. of ms. music (holograph).

Words by Francis Jammes. No. 1 of Poèmes de Francis Jammes, op. 1, 2me recueil.

For voice and piano.

 9 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 Cimetière basque, [n.d.]. 2 p. of ms. music (holograph).

Words by C.B.L. [i.e. Céline Lagouarde].

For voice and piano.

 10 Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 Ne me console pas, Mai 1911. 2 p. of ms. music (holograph).

Words by Francis Jammes. No. 7 of Poèmes de Francis Jammes, op. 1, 2me recueil.

For voice and piano.