Maurice Jarre (1924-2009)

Maurice Jarre was born in Lyon, France, on 23 September 1924 and died in 2009 in California. He studied percussion and music theory at the Paris Conservatory. From 1946 to 1950, with Pierre Boulez, he performed the stage music for the "Jean-Louis Barrault Madeleine Renaud Theater Company".In 1951 he was appointed music director of the Théâtre National Populaire of France, which was headed by...
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