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Arthur Honegger
1892 – 1955
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryOscar-Arthur Honegger was a Swiss composer who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. Honegger was a member of Les Six. For musicologist Halbreich, Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher is "more even than Le Roi David or Pacific 231, his most universally popular work".
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 10, 1892
Le Havre
Date of death
November 27, 1955
Paris
Citizenship
Switzerland · France
Occupations & fields
classical composermusicologistmusic educatorfilm score composercomposer
Awards & honours
Grand Officer of the Legion of HonourHonorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music
Notable works
Concerto da cameraDanse de la chèvrePacific 231Roi DavidJoan of Arc
- Field and occupation
- švýcarský hudební skladatel
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