Henri Dutilleux ) (born 22 January 1916 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire) is a French composer who was most active in the second half of the 20th century. His work, which has garnered international acclaim, follows in the tradition of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Albert Roussel, but in a style distinctly his own.
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