Durante

(doo-rin’-té), Fran., Fratta Maggiore, Naples, March 15, 1684— Naples, Aug. 13, 1755; director and conductor; an important teacher and composer of the ‘Neapolitan School”; c. 13 ma es, etc. Durey (dii’-ré), Louis, b. France, May 27, 1888; composer; mem. of former Group of Six; studied with Léon Saint-Requier; after 1914 c. various orch., chamber music and other works; also wrote critical study of Ravel’s music and magazine articles.