charles koechlin (pronounce:”ke-klin” with “klin” to rhyme with french “vin”), (born paris, november 27 1867; died le canadel, december 31 1950) was a french composer, teacher and writer on music. he wrote a very large amount of music, but very little of it was published because he was more interested in helping younger composers than making himself well-known. some of his best works include his symphonic poems and his film music.