biography
pronunciation:
[oneger]
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| lived:
| (1892–1955)
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| biography:
| Composer, born in Le Havre, NW France, of Swiss parentage. He studied in Zürich and at the Paris Conservatoire, and after World War 1 became one of the group of Parisian composers known as Les Six. His dramatic oratorio King David established his reputation in 1921, and Pacific 231 (1923), his musical picture of a locomotive, won considerable popularity. His other works include five symphonies. |
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