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Maurice Ohana

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Anglo-French composer

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Within Vinony's link graph, Maurice Ohana is referenced by 66 other articles, and connects out to string quartet, architecture and Gibraltar.

It sits within the topics 1913 births, 1992 deaths and 20th-century French classical composers.

Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born
1914
Works
14

Top works

  • Signes
  • Sorôn-ngô, pour deux pianos
  • Synaxis, pour deux pianos, percussion, et orchestre

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1913-06-12
Active to
1992-11-13

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2,127
Total plays
13,038

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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, pa

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Maurice
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Casablanca
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
French
Genre
opera
Instrument
piano
Official website
www.mauriceohana.com
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date of birth
1913-01-01
date of death
1992-11-13
name in native language
Maurice Ohana
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