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Darius Milhaud

5 Chansons de Charles Vildrac, op. 167

Op. 167

Charles Vildrac (November 22, 1882 – June 25, 1971), born "Charles Messager", was a French libertarian playwright, poet and author of what some consider the first modern children's novel, L'Île rose (1924).
Born in Paris, Vildrac's first poems were written when he was a teenager in the 1890s. In 1901 he published Le Verlibrisme, a defense of traditional verse. In 1912 he published a collection of prose poems.
He was a member of the Abbaye de Créteil which he founded with Georges Duhamel. He died in Saint-Tropez.
The Prix de poésie Charles Vildrac is named for him.

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Movements

  1. Les Quatre Petits Lions (The Four Little Lions)
  2. La Pomme et l'Escargot (The Apple and the Snail)
  3. Le Malpropre (The Wretch)
  4. Poupette et Patata
  5. Le Jardinier impatient (The Impatient Gardener)

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