(b Lodève, 15 Feb 1899; d Paris, 23 July 1983). French composer. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire and with d′Indy at the Schola Cantorum (1914-16), becoming acquainted with Satie, Milhaud and Honegger. He was a member of Les Six, wrote ballets for Dyagilev (Les fâcheux, 1923) and film scores for Cocteau and was a music critic. In the 1950s and I 960s he held administrative posts while maintaining his musical curiosity: some of the later pieces are serial.

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