Les Six

Les Six is a name, inspired by The Five, given in 1920 by critic Henri Collet to a group of six composers working in Montparnasse whose music is often seen as a reaction against Wagnerism and Impressionism.

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Formally the Groupe des Six members were:

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• Georges Auric (1899–1983)
• Louis Durey (1888–1979)
• Arthur Honegger (1892–1955)
• Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
• Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
• Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983)

But many more were involved, notably Erik Satie, Jean Cocteau, Jean Wi?ner,...

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The Five: The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie (, Moguchaya kuchka), refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856-1870: Mily Balakirev (the leader), César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Alexander Borodin. The group ha...

Henri Collet: Henri Collet (November 5, 1885 ? November 23, 1951) was a French composer and music critic who lived in Paris. Today his music is seldom performed and he is best remembered for his 1920 article in Comoedia in which he coined the term Groupe des six to designate a young group of musicians at the Cons...

Montparnasse: Montparnasse is an area of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centered on the intersection of the Boulevard de Montparnasse and the Boulevard Raspail. Montparnasse was absorbed into the 14?me arrondissement in 1860....

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