Boulanger, Nadia (-Juliette)
- Boulanger, Nadia (-Juliette)
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Nadia Boulanger.
born Sept. 16, 1887, Paris, France
died Oct. 22, 1979, Paris
French music teacher and conductor.
Having studied composition with Charles-
Marie Widor (
1844–
1937)
and Gabriel Fauré,
she stopped composing in her twenties (
after the death of her sister,
Lili,
who was also a composer)
and devoted the rest of her life to conducting,
playing the organ,
and teaching at the École Normale (
1920–
39),
Paris Conservatoire (
from 1946),
and especially the American Conservatory at Fontainebleau (
from 1921).
She became the most celebrated composition teacher of the 20th century;
her many students included Aaron Copland,
Roy Harris,
Darius Milhaud,
Virgil Thomson,
Elliott Carter,
Leonard Bernstein,
and Philip Glass.
Her sister,
Lili Boulanger (
1893–
1918),
wrote a remarkable amount of vocal and other music and was the first woman composer to win the Prix de Rome (
1913).
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Nadia Boulanger — Nadia Boulanger, 1925 Nadia Juliette Boulanger (* 16. September 1887 in Paris; † 22. Oktober 1979 ebenda) war eine französische Komponistin, Pianistin, Dirigentin, Musiktheoretikerin und pädagogin … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Boulanger — [bulã ʒe], 1) Daniel, französischer Schriftsteller, * Compiègne 24. 1. 1922; seine (häufig in ländlichem Milieu spielenden) Romane, in denen sich Konventionelles mit Fantastischem verbindet, schildern ungewöhnliche Schicksale und verborgene… … Universal-Lexikon
Boulanger — [bo͞o län zhā′] Nadia (Juliette) [nȧ dyȧ′] 1887 1979; Fr. musician, composer, & teacher of composition … English World dictionary
Boulanger — I. biographical name Georges Ernest Jean Marie 1837 1891 French general II. biographical name Nadia Juliette 1887 1979 French music teacher & conductor … New Collegiate Dictionary
Boulanger — /booh lahn jay /; Fr. /booh lahonn zhay /, n. 1. Georges Ernest Jean Marie /zhawrddzh erdd nest zhahonn mann rddee /, 1837 91, French general and politician. 2. Nadia (Juliette) /nah dee euh jooh lee et /; Fr. /nann dyann zhyuu lyet /, 1887 1979 … Universalium
Boulanger — Bou•lan•ger [[t]ˌbu lɑnˈdʒeɪ, lɑ̃ˈʒeɪ[/t]] n. big Nadia (Juliette), 1887 1979, French composer and teacher … From formal English to slang