Delage, Maurice (Charles) (1879-1961)

French composer. He travelled to the East and incorporated exotic elements into his music, which includes Quatre poèmes hindous (1913) for soprano and nonet.

He began to study music comparatively late in life, and was a pupil of Maurice Ravel.

Works overture to a ballet Les Bâtisseurs de ponts (after Kipling), symphonic poem Conté par la mer and other orchestral works; piano pieces; songs.