The French composer and teacher Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was the main champion of polytonality in the 20th century. Darius Milhaud was born on Sept. 4, 1892, in Aix-en-Provence. His family, descended from a line of Jews established in the region for...

Tradition and Style in the Works of Darius Milhaud 1912-1939. By Barbara L. Kelly. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2003. [xv, 212 p. ISBN 0-7546-3033-1. $84.95.] Music examples, bibliography, index. Darius Milhaud's reputation has rested on the popular appeal of the compositions he himself...

By Deborah Mawer. Aldershot, Hants: Scolar Press, 1097. [xiii, 408 p. ISBN 185928-249-0. $84.95.] The year 1992 marked the centenary of Darius Milhaud's birth and brought about a renewed interest in his music, with numerous performances throughout Europe and America and a...

William Bolcom wasn’t what I expected. Thank goodness.I was a nervous 23-year-old, freshly arrived in Ann Arbor from Canada, excited and more than a little intimidated to be accepted into the prestigious graduate program in musical composition at the University of Michigan.Bolcom was to be...