Claude Ballif (22/05/1924 - 24/07/2004), a French composer (born in Paris). Claude Ballif is an independent innovator on the fringes of schools and systems. A prolific composer, his ęsthetic remains faithful to atonality and incorporates the use of micro-intervals, with emotion a constant feature. His religious convictions can be seen in the important role he has accorded to music of liturgical inspiration.