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Pioneers in their fields and two of the best-known women in music in the twentieth century, Nadia and Lili Boulanger have previously been considered in isolation from one another. Yet, as Caroline Potter's new book demonstrates, their careers were closely linked during Lili Boulanger's short life (1893-1918) and there are several intriguing connections between their musical works. This biography also provides the first full analysis of the Boulanger sisters' musical styles, placing them within the context of French musical history. Their lives are also a case study in the issues of gender which surround music making even to the present day. Despite an unusually privileged upbringing, Nadia and Lili Boulanger exemplify the struggle women experienced when attempting to enter the professional music world. Lili became the first woman to win the Prix de Rome in 1913, and Nadia gained second place in 1908. Yet, in spite of this initial success, Naida Boulanger was to give up composing in her thirties and devoted the remainder of her long life to teaching. Her pupils included several of the great composers of the century, including Aaron Copland and Elliott Carter.This book, focusing on their musical careers, is essential reading for anyone interested in French music of the 20th century. ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Olivier Messiaen, Félicien David, César Franck, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Lili Boulanger, Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Jean Françaix, Adolphe Deslandres, Georges Dandelot, Edmond Chabot, Léon Gastinel. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Olivier Eugène Charles Prosper Messiaen (Avignon, 10 décembre 1908 - Clichy-la-Garenne, 27 avril 1992) est un compositeur, organiste et pédagogue français. Son œuvre trouve ses sources dans une profonde ferveur catholique, un goût prononcé pour le plain-chant médiéval, les rythmes hindous et grecs, ainsi que le chant des oiseaux. L'Ascension (1933), le Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (1940), les Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (1944), la Turangalîla-Symphonie (1946-48), et la Messe de la Pentecôte, entre autres œuvres majeures, ont contribué à faire d'Olivier Messiaen un des compositeurs les plus influents de la seconde moitié du XXe siècle. Son enseignement au Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris a également contribué à sa notoriété internationale, tant la liste de ses élèves est longue et prestigieuse. Olivier Messiaen à l'âge de 5 ans avec sa mère Cécile Sauvage et son frère Alain Plaque commémorative du baptême d'Olivier Messiaen en l'église Saint-Didier d'AvignonOlivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen est né à Avignon, le 10 décembre 1908, premier enfant de Pierre Messiaen (1883-1957), professeur d'anglais et intellectuel catholique, et de la poétesse Cécile Sauvage (1883-1927). Un second enfant naît de cette union, Alain (1913-1990), qui deviendra poète, à l'instar de sa mère. Olivier Messiaen est profondément influencé par les poèmes de sa mère, notamment un recueil intitulé L'Âme en bourgeon ainsi que par les œuvres de William Shakespear...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Title: Nadia and Lili Boulanger.(Book review)
Author: Kendra Leonard
Publication: Notes (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 64Issue: 2Page: 311(3)

Article Type: Book review

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The brevity of Lili Boulanger's life (1893-1918) does not obscure its substantial achievements. With the cantata Faust et Helene (1913) she became the first woman to win the Prix De Rome, and several large projects, including D'un Matin De Printemps and i ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 ? October 22, 1979) was an influential French composer, conductor, and music professor. An outstanding music educator at the highest level, she taught many of the most important composers and conductors of the 20th century.Nadia Boulanger was born to a highly musical family. Her grandmother was the singer Marie-Julie Boulanger. Her grandfather, Frédéric Boulanger won first prize in violoncello in his fifth year (1797) at the then recently founded Paris Conservatoire. Her father, Ernest Boulanger, later studied at the same conservatory (his teachers included Charles-Valentin Alkan), and won the Prix de Rome in 1835. He later taught there, where he met Nadia's mother, the Russian Princess, Raissa Myshetskaya, who was the first music teacher Nadia and her younger sister, the composer Lili Boulanger, ever had. ... Read more

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