Les Six

LesSix

male
Les Six is a name, inspired by "The Five", given in 1920 by critic Henri Collet in an article titled ‘Les cinq russes, les six français et M. Sat...
Darius Milhaud

Darius Milhaud

male, deceased (1974)
Darius Milhaud (September 4, 1892 - June 22, 1974) was a French composer and teacher. He was a member of "Les Six" - also known as the "Groupe des...
Francis Poulenc

Francis Poulenc

male, deceased (1963)
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc was a French composer and a member of the French group Les Six. He composed music in all major genres, including art...
Arthur Honegger

Arthur Honegger

male, deceased (1955)
Arthur Honegger (March 10, 1892 - November 27, 1955) was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He...
Germaine Tailleferre

Germaine Tailleferre

female, deceased (1983)
Germaine Tailleferre (April 19, 1892 - November 7, 1983) was a French composer and the only female member of the famous Group Les Six.
Georges Auric

Georges Auric

male, deceased (1983)
Georges Auric was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. He was a child prodigy and at age 15 he had his first co...
Louis Durey

Louis Durey

male, deceased (1979)
Louis Durey was a French composer. Louis Durey was born in Paris the son of a local businessman. It was not until he was nineteen years old that he...

Jacques Prévert

male, deceased (1977)
Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter who was born on February 4, 1900 in Neuilly-sur-Seine and died on April 11, 1977 in O...
Jean Tardieu

Jean Tardieu

male, deceased (1995)
Jean Tardieu was a French artist, musician, poet and dramatic author. He earned a degree in literature and worked for a publishing house. He...
Jane Bathori

Jane Bathori

female, deceased (1970)
Jane Bathori was a French opera singer. Born Jeanne-Marie Berthier in Paris, France, she was a very important opera star. Bathori originally...