André Jolivet

André Jolivet was a French composer. Known for his devotion to French culture and musical thought, Jolivet drew on his interest in acoustics and atonality, as well as both ancient and modern musical influences, particularly on instruments used in ancient times. He composed in a wide variety of forms for many different types of ensembles.

8 August 1905

Born on the same birth day (8 August): Bill Voce • Conrad Lycosthenes • Emilie Mehl • Francis Hutcheson (philosopher) • Ilka Agricola • Jean Leon Gerome Ferris • Johnny Balentina • Leo Chiosso • Prajakta Mali • Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine • Sarat Pujari • Sheila Varian • Vladimír Darida

Born in the same month (August 1905): Abeid Karume • Aris Velouchiotis • Bipin Gupta • Cyril Walters • Dhyan Chand • Era Bell Thompson • Ernie Bushmiller • Faustina Kowalska • Franz König • Jack Teagarden • Karl Amadeus Hartmann • Mikio Naruse • Robert Bacher • Ruth Nelson (actress) • Siaka Stevens • Wassily Leontief