Trille Du Diable - Music

Maurice Ohana Born June 12 1913 In Casablanca Morocco Died November 13 1992 In Paris Was A French Composer Of Jewish Sephardic Origin. Ohana Originally Studied Architecture But Abandoned This In Favour Of A Musical Career Initially As A Pianist. He Studied Under Alfredo Casella In Rome Returning To France In 1946. Around This Time He Founded The "Groupe Zodiaque" Which Fought Against Prevailing Musical Dogma. His Mature Musical Style Shows The Influence Of Mediterranean Folk Music Particularly The Andalusian Cante Jondo. Ohana's Output Includes The Choral Works Office Des Oracles And Avoaha 1992 Three String Quartets 1963 1980 1989 And Two Suites For Ten-String Guitar Si Le Jour Paraît... 1963 And Cadran Lunaire 1981-2 As Well As A Tiento 1957 For Six-String Guitar. He's Also Known For His Large Use Of Microtonality Such As Third And Quatertones In Pieces Like Le Tombeau De Debussy Or Si Le Jour Paraît...He Was Indeed Influenced By The Use Of Microtintervals In The Cante Jondo. 1 Although He Was Born In Morocco And Lived In France From The 1930s Onwards Ohana Was A British Citizen Until 1976 Since His Father Had Been Born In Gibraltar A British Overseas Territory. read less