(b Paris, 13 Nov 1879; d there, 21 Sept 1961). French composer. He came to music late and was helped by Ravel. His works are few and often of a refined exoticism; they include Quatre poèmes hindous for soprano and nonet (1913) and works based on Kipling.

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