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): Carl Fredrik Pechlin • Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore • Chester Williams • Dennis Tito • Jack Ryder (cricketer) • Joe Tex • Martrez Milner • Nelson A. Miles • Pierre Boulanger • Prajakta Mali • Rosetta LeNoire • Svetlana Savitskaya • Webb Pierce

Born in the same month (August 1905): Aris Velouchiotis • Bipin Gupta • Cyril Walters • Dhyan Chand • Era Bell Thompson • Ernie Bushmiller • Ernst Jaakson • Faustina Kowalska • Helen Sawyer Hogg • Jack Teagarden • Jean Gebser • Karl Amadeus Hartmann • Mikio Naruse • Ruth Nelson (actress) • Sanford Meisner • Siaka Stevens • Wassily Leontief