Boulanger, Nadia (Juliette)
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Boulanger, Nadia (Juliette) (
b Paris, 1887;
d Paris, 1979). Fr. composer and conductor but principally known as outstandingly influential teacher of comp. At Paris Cons. won 1st prizes in harmony, counterpoint, fugue, org., and acc. Awarded 2nd
Grand Prix de Rome 1908 for cantata
La Sirène. Teacher at Paris Cons. from 1946, at École Normale de Musique, Paris, 1920–39, in USA 1940–6, and at Amer. Cons., Fontainebleau, from 1921 (dir. 1950). The list of her pupils is long and incl. many distinguished composers, esp. Americans (Copland, Harris, Thomson, Carter, and Piston). Eng. pupils incl. Lennox Berkeley and Hugo Cole. Frequent visitor to USA, teaching at Juilliard Sch., etc. Was among first in 20th cent. to rediscover Monteverdi madrigals, making famous 78 rpm records. Noted cond. of Fauré's
Requiem. First woman to cond. complete concert of Royal Phil. Soc., London, 4 Nov. 1937. Cond. Boston SO (1938), NYPO (1939), and Hallé Orch. (1963). Cond. f.p. of Stravinsky's
Dumbarton Oaks Concerto, Washington DC, 1938. Hon. CBE 1977.
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Nadia and Lili Boulanger.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Notes; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...taking part in the Prix de Rome; Nadia Boulanger's compositions; Lili Boulanger...which she won the Prix de Rome; Nadia Boulanger's teaching methods; and the...of Colorado's symposium on "Nadia Boulanger in America" (held in 2004...
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The fonds Boulanger at the Bibliotheque Nationale. (musician Nadia Boulanger)
Magazine article from: Notes; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; Nadia Boulanger hoped that after her death her home...used to fund prizes, named after Nadia and Lili Boulanger, for musical composition and performance...morte, written in collaboration by Nadia Boulanger and Raoul Pugno.(4) The remaining...
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MARRIED TO MUSIC STUDENTS OF NADIA BOULANGER GATHER IN BOULDER TO CELEBRATE HER LEGACY.(Spotlight)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 10/6/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...of Fame - but if there were, Nadia Boulanger would be entitled to an entire...in Boulder this weekend for "Nadia Boulanger and American Music," a symposium...Music Hall; $10 * Ongoing - "Nadia Boulanger: An Enduring Legacy of Music...
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Nadia Boulanger's Students Learned To Make Great Notes
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/2/1998; ; 654 words
; ...been a mother, it was probably Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979). Certainly, a...it was an unlikely destiny, for Boulanger was very much an Old World sort...death of her composer sister, Lili Boulanger (1893-1918). And yet it was...
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Nadia Boulanger Tribute
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/21/1987; ; 487 words
; ...concert at the Terrace Theater, Nadia Boulanger was a great teacher but not much...Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt. The Boulanger concert, performed by students...different-and not as good-if Boulanger had not educated several generations...
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MELINDA PAULSEN, MEZZO-SOPRANO, ANGELA GASSENHUBER, PIANO, AND FRIEDEMANN KUPSA, CELLO NADIA BOULANGER Truba Disc CD
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/11/1994; ; 411 words
; Nadia Boulanger was the most influential woman in the...high value. This is the first CD of Nadia Boulanger's own music. The songs are very...Gassenhuber, may be the best of all. Nadia Boulanger's many admirers will rejoice in this...
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Nadia Boulanger Symposium in October in Colorado
Magazine article from: The American Music Teacher; 4/1/2004; ; 345 words
; ...host an international symposium and concert series, Nadia Boulanger and American Music, October 7-9, 2004. About thirty...S., Canada, France and the U.K. will discuss Boulanger's huge impact in many roles, but chiefly as teacher...
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Nadia Boulanger symposium in October in Colorado.(Items of Interest)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: American Music Teacher; 4/1/2004; 558 words
; ...host an international symposium and concert series, Nadia Boulanger and American Music, October 7-9, 2004. About thirty...S., Canada, France and the U.K. will discuss Boulanger's huge impact in many roles, but chiefly as teacher...
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Jane B. Grant ; Studied piano in Paris under Nadia Boulanger
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 12/7/2008; 682 words
; ...bachelors and masters in music, and went on to study piano in Paris with the French composer, conductor and teacher, Nadia Boulanger. In 1940, she married George R. Grant Jr., a lawyer who later became an associate justice on the New Hampshire...
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Nadia and Lili Boulanger.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2007; 432 words
; 0754604721 Nadia and Lili Boulanger. Potter, Caroline. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 191...Kingston U., UK) presents a study of composers Nadia (1887-1979) and Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) that considers their careers in connection...
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Boulanger, Nadia
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Boulanger, Nadia Conductor, pianist, organist, composer...strong-willed French music teacher, Nadia Boulanger. She began her career as a composer...Thompson, and Walter Piston. Juliette Nadia Boulanger was born on September 16, 1887 in...
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Nadia Boulanger
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Nadia Boulanger One of the major influences on modern...strong-willed French music teacher, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979). She bagan her career...Thompson, and Walter Piston. Juliette Nadia Boulanger was born on September 16, 1887 in...
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Boulanger, Nadia (Juliette)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Boulanger, Nadia (Juliette) ( b Paris, 1887; d Paris, 1979). Fr. composer and conductor but principally known as outstandingly influential...
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Boulanger, Lili (Juliette Marie Olga)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Boulanger, Lili (Juliette Marie Olga) ( b Paris, 1893; d Mézy, 1918). Fr. composer, sister of Nadia Boulanger . Won 1st Grand Prix de Rome in 1913 (the first woman to do so) with...
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Copland, Aaron
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...visited the harmony class of Nadia Boulanger. It was a pivotal moment, one...for the next three years with Boulanger, his senses developed amid what...Rubin Goldmark, 1917-21, with Nadia Boulanger at Fontainbleau School of Music...
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