West Wall
The Oxford Companion to World War II
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West Wall, German fortifications which ran for 480 km. (300 mi.) opposite the French
Maginot Line from Basle to Cleves. Con struction started in 1936 and accelerated in 1938 when the
Todt Organization employed 500,000 workers and consumed one-third of Germany's annual output of cement to complete it. It consisted mainly of mutually supporting pillboxes, in two bands in some places, and, where geographical features provided no natural barrier, concrete anti-tank defences. It was not designed to thwart a full-scale offensive, but merely to delay it while reserves could be brought forward. It deterred the French during the
phoney war that lasted over the winter of 1939–40 and was first broken by the US Army at the start of the
battle for Germany in the autumn of 1944 when it was partly manned by
Volksgrenadier divisions. From 1940 to 1944 the line was neglected and much of its armament removed. Both sides also called it the Siegfried Line.
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Darius Milhaud: Modality and Structure in Music of the 1920's.(Review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 12/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...The year 1992 marked the centenary of Darius Milhaud's birth and brought about a renewed...have contributed to a reassessment of Milhaud's achievement. Deborah Mawer's book Darius Milhaud: Modality and Structure in Music of the...
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Tradition and Style in the Works of Darius Milhaud 1912-1939.(France and French Cultural Areas)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 6/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Tradition and Style in the Works of Darius Milhaud 1912-1939. By Barbara L. Kelly...examples, bibliography, index. Darius Milhaud's reputation has rested on the...Correspondance Paul Claudel--Darius Milhaud, 1912-1953, ed. Jacques Petit...
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Darius Milhaud: Le Boeuf sur le toit.(Sound recording review)
Magazine article from: Czech Music; 1/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Darius Milhaud Le Boeuf sur le toit Benjamin Britten Suite for Violin and Piano Bohuslav...cinema-fantaisie Le Boeuf sur le toit op. 58b (Ox on the Roof) by Darius Milhaud opens the CD. In this country the violin version is presented much...
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Madeleine Milhaud remembers
Magazine article from: Musical Opinion; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Milhaud, both widow and cousin of the composer Darius Milhaud, celebrated her 100th birthday. She still...recalls hitherto little-known aspects of Darius Milhaud's early life. Darius Milhaud's father's business was in almonds, on...
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Conversations with Madeleine Milhaud.
Magazine article from: Notes; 12/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...biography of her husband, composer Darius Milhaud. Yet Milhaud has also been an...Milhaud functions as a gloss to Darius Milhaud's autobiography My Happy Life...for cross-referencing. While Darius Milhaud provides more detailed technical...
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DAVE BRUBECK'S Remembrance of Madeleine Milhaud
Magazine article from: Piano Today; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Wife of Les six composer Darius Milhaud, whom she had married...studied composition with Darius Milhaud. Brubeck had just returned...and called Madeleine Milhaud to perform [the speaker...could also read music. Darius was reluctant to let...
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MADELEINE MILHAUD
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/31/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...was as the widow of the composer Darius Milhaud that Madeleine Milhaud became...hesitation and received accolades. Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) was the most prolific...having produced moderate scandals. Darius Milhaud and his wife were at the centre...
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Brazilian sources in Milhaud's Le Boeuf sur le Toit: a discussion and a musical analysis. *.(Statistical Data Included)(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Latin American Music Review; 3/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; Introduction Darius Milhaud spent almost two years in Brazil...France during 1919, the year following Milhaud's return from Brazil. It premiered...success (though a mitigated one for Milhaud), (9) followed by an early incorporation...
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Milhaud: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4. Alun Francis, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Basel. CPO 999 539-2.(Review)
Magazine article from: Sensible Sound; 6/1/1999; ; 609 words
; Milhaud: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 4. Alun Francis...Sinfonieorchester Basel. CPO 999 539-2. Darius Milhaud's First Symphony was composed at the...returns to a relaxed conclusion, possibly Milhaud anticipating a speedy resolution and end...
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Missing Milhaud Surfaces
Magazine article from: Strings; 4/1/2006; ; 346 words
; An obscure DARIUS MILHAUD string quartet, rediscovered in the Paris home...synagogue melodies of Provenal Jewry, which Milhaud encountered as a child and that are now seldom heard. Milhaud also tapped this liturgical tradition for his...
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Milhaud, Darius
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
MILHAUD, Darius Composer. Nationality: French. Born...Callaer, Paul, and Jane Hahfield, Darius Milhaud, London, 1988. Mawer, Deborah, Darius Milhaud: Modality & Structure in Music...
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Darius Milhaud
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Darius Milhaud The French composer and teacher Darius Milhaud (born 1892) was the main champion of polytonality in the 20th century. Darius Milhaud was born on Sept. 4, 1892, in Aixen-Provence. His...
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Dave Brubeck
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...studies with the French composer Darius Milhaud. After graduating with a degree...Brubeck studied composition under Milhaud at Mills College for three years...addition, Brubeck learned from Milhaud the usage of modern European polytonal...
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Sauguet, Henri
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...young composer with the works of Darius Milhaud, Erik Satie, and Charles Koechlin...Poupard started corresponding with Milhaud. Knowing that his businessman...s intensity and enthusiasm, Milhaud invited Sauguet to Paris, in 1922...
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Bratke, Marcelo
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...also included a composition by Darius Milhaud (1892-1974), a composer who...emphasize the Brazilian character of Milhaud's work, Bratke added rhythmic...group included composers Auric, Milhaud, Poulenc, and Arthur Honegger...
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