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French twentieth century composer Georges Auric (1899-1983) was the youngest member of Les Six with Durey, Honegger, Milhaud, Tailleferre, and Poulenc. First acclaim came with his music for Les fâcheux (The Bores), a ballet based on Molière. He scored several films for French poet Jean Cocteau, including La belle et la bête (Beauty and the Beast) and Orphée (Orpheus). American films credits include Moulin Rouge and Roman Holiday.

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Auric, Georges (1899 - 1983), France Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and link to biographical essay from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers. stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/auric1983.html

Georges Auric Partial list of compositions with dates. www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=auric

mfiles: Georges Auric Biography and list of films. www.mfiles.co.uk/Composers/Georges-Auric.htm

7/9/01: CD Reviews Georges Auric and Lucy Whipple Reviews of several Auric films. www.filmscoremonthly.com/../../..

Georges Auric Film ratings. www.rottentomatoes.com/p/GeorgesAuric-1054073

Auric, Georges Notes his education and influences, related composers, and later years as both critic and serialist composer. From the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=536

Georges Auric Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with brief life, important works, links, and illustrations. www.karadar.it/Dictionary/auric.html