Early Life and Education
Enrolled at the Paris Conservatoire
Early Career and World War II
Composed 'La Nativité du Seigneur'
Captured as a prisoner of war during World War II
Composed 'Quatuor pour la fin du temps' while in captivity
Released from captivity and returned to Paris
Appointed professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire
Mature Period
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Composed 'Livre d’orgue'
Married pianist Yvonne Loriod
Appointed professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire
Late Period
Composed 'Saint François d’Assise'