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COMPOSER

Georges Auric

1899 - 1983

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Georges Auric (French: [ɔʁik]; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. He was considered one of Les Six, a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. Before he turned 20 he had orchestrated and written incidental music for several ballets and stage productions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georges Auric has received more than 191,888 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Auric is the 296th most popular composer (down from 254th in 2019), the 1,339th most popular biography from France (down from 1,125th in 2019) and the 46th most popular French Composer.

Georges Auric is most famous for his contributions to French music, such as his orchestration of the opera "Pelléas et Mélisande" by Claude Debussy.

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  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.04

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Georges Auric ranks 296 out of 1,216. Before him are Alan Silvestri, Jacques Arcadelt, Antonio Soler, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Bernard Herrmann, and Gustave Charpentier. After him are Christian Gottlob Neefe, Rodolphe Kreutzer, Gustav Leonhardt, Saverio Mercadante, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, and Georg Böhm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Georges Auric ranks 54. Before him are Lev Kuleshov, Henri Michaux, Lao She, Macfarlane Burnet, Louis Hjelmslev, and Charles Boyer. After him are P. L. Travers, Georges Bidault, Philipp Bouhler, Leo Strauss, Burt Munro, and Brassaï. Among people deceased in 1983, Georges Auric ranks 38. Before him are Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Klaus Nomi, Maurice Ronet, Luis Monti, Mercè Rodoreda, and Alberto Ginastera. After him are Georges Bidault, Kurt Tank, Jack Dempsey, Dolores del Río, Pridi Banomyong, and Nicolaus von Below.

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In France

Among people born in France, Georges Auric ranks 1,339 out of 6,011. Before him are Adelaide of Aquitaine (950), Gustave Charpentier (1860), Raymond Loewy (1893), Jean Giono (1895), Florestan I, Prince of Monaco (1785), and Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968). After him are François Clouet (1510), Jean II, Duke of Alençon (1409), Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766), Lambert Wilson (1958), Étienne-Louis Malus (1775), and Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc (1580).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Georges Auric ranks 46. Before him are Fromental Halévy (1799), Albert Roussel (1869), Jacques Ibert (1890), Jaufre Rudel (1125), Clément Janequin (1485), and Gustave Charpentier (1860). After him are Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766), André Campra (1660), Cécile Chaminade (1857), Louis-Claude Daquin (1694), Vincent d'Indy (1851), and François-Adrien Boieldieu (1775).

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