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- Birth nameHenri Paul Julien Dutilleux
- Henri Dutilleux was born on January 22, 1916 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France. He was a composer, known for Le café du cadran (1947), Le crime des justes (1950) and Six heures à perdre (1947). He was married to Geneviève Joy. He died on May 22, 2013 in Paris, France.
- SpouseGeneviève Joy(September 17, 1946 - November 27, 2009) (her death)
- During his musical studies at the "Conservatoire de Paris" he was in the same class as Paul Bonneau, Pierre Devevey, Raymond Gallois-Montbrun and Jacqueline Bonneau.
- His first big success was a piano sonata written for his wife.
- He was a prominent French modern composer, mostly of instrumental works, including symphonies and other orchestral pieces. He also wrote music for ballet, theater, and film. He followed in the tradition of so-called "impressionist" music pioneered by Debussy and Ravel.
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