Editing Georges Auric (section)

==Early life and education==
Georges Auric began his musical career at a young age, performing a piano recital at the [[Société musicale indépendante]] at the age of 14.<ref>Colin Roust, ''Georges Auric: A Life in Music and Politics'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2020), p. 19.</ref> Several songs that he had written were then performed in the following year by [[Société Nationale de Musique]].<ref>Roust: "Reaching a Plus Grand Public: Georges Auric as Populist", in: ''The Musical Quarterly'' 95 (2012), p. 343.</ref> Along with his early successes professionally, Auric studied music at the [[Paris Conservatoire]], as well as composition with [[Vincent d'Indy]] at the [[Schola Cantorum de Paris]] and [[Albert Roussel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/840536/|title=BFI Screenonline: Auric, Georges (1899-1983) Biography|website=Screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref>Roust, "Reaching ...", p. 343.</ref> Having gained recognition as a child prodigy both in composition and piano performance, he became a protégé of Erik Satie during the following decade. During the 1910s and 20s, he was a significant contributor of [[avant-garde music]] in Paris and was significantly influenced by Cocteau and the other composers of ''Les Six''.<ref name="auto">Roust, "Reaching ...", p. 344.</ref>