Pierre Max Dubois

Pierre Max Dubois, or Pierre-Max Dubois (1 March 1930 – 29 August 1995) was a French composer of classical music, conductor, and music educator. He was a student of Darius Milhaud, and though not widely popular, was respected. He brought the ideas of Les Six, of which his instructor was a member, into the mid-1900s. This group called for a fresh artistic perspective on music. The music of Dubois is characteristically light hearted with interesting harmonic and melodic textures. Life and career Born in Graulhet in the Tarn department of Southern France, Dubois studied at the Paris Conservatoire from 1949 through 1953 where he was a pupil of Jean Doyen (piano) and Darius Milhaud (composition). His first professional commission, Suite humouristique (a piece for French radio), happened while he was a student at the age of 19. Piano * Impressions foraines (1963), arranged for two pianos in 1965 * “Chutt”, for four pianos (1965) * Histoires de piano (1978) * La maison d’à côté (1979) * Voulez-vous jouer au cirque? (1983) * Bébé rose, for piano four-hands (1984) * Sonate (1985) * Dix préludes (1992) Harpsichord * Partita pour Clavecin ou Piano (1963) / Prelude – Pavane – Toccata Flute * C