Jack in the Box (Satie) Derain, and the music orchestrated by Satie's friend Darius Milhaud. The ballet received mainly negative comments: French critics called it "banal", while English critics decried it as "pert but hollow." It was also published as a short suite for solo piano in the form in which Satie left it. The piano and orchestral versions have both received numerous recordings. The work has three short movements, lasting less than seven minutes: All the movements are in C major, and all undergo many time changes between and , the changes often lasting for only a single measure at a time. The music
Darius Milhaud members of Les Six), "La création du monde" (a ballet for small orchestra with solo saxophone, influenced by jazz), "Scaramouche" (a suite for two pianos, also for alto saxophone or clarinet and orchestra), and "Saudades do Brasil" (a dance suite). His autobiography is titled "Notes sans musique" ("Notes Without Music"), later revised as "Ma vie heureuse" ("My Happy Life"). Lycée intercommunal Darius-Milhaud near Paris is named after him. Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of "Les Six"—also known as "The Group of Six"—and