- 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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