Boulanger

Bou·lan·ger

(bo͞o-läN-zhā′), Nadia Juliette 1887-1979.

French music teacher of several modern American composers, including Virgil Thomson and Aaron Copland.

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Boulanger

(French bulɑ̃ʒe)

1. (Biography) Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide

2. (Biography) Nadia (Juliette) (nadja). 1887–1979, French teacher of musical composition: her pupils included Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Virgil Thomson. She is noted also for her work in reviving the works of Monteverdi

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Bou•lan•ger

(ˌbu lɑnˈdʒeɪ, -lɑ̃ˈʒeɪ)

n.

Nadia (Juliette), 1887-1979, French composer and teacher.

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Lili Boulanger died exactly 100 years ago in 1918 at the age of 25 after a life plagued by illness.

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French composer Lilith Boulanger's music will be performed by the CBSO next week

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The music teachers spending the summer in the mountain air of Aspen can tell you all about that most famous instructor of them all, Nadia Boulanger, the Parisian whose roster of pupils reads like a historical list of 20th-century composers.

At leading US music school, a quest to revive French influence

Junior guard Marquise Kennedy, senior forward Josh Boulanger and senior guard Brendan Coghlan powered a Brother Rice offense that shot 50 percent from the field (21 of 42) and 42 percent from 3-point range (8 of 19).

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Also, at the EGM, Francois Boulanger, Heikki Nikku and Charles Gill, were elected as members of the board of directors, with Boulanger elected as the chairman of the board for the term ending at the close of the following Annual General Meeting.

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The photos, measuring 4in by 5in, were sent from Southampton to Mr F Le Boulanger, a wealthy ship owner, who lived in Mumbles, South Wales.

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Gotkovsky attended the Paris Conservatory and studied composition with the French masters Olivier Messiaen and Nadia Boulanger. By age 23, Gotkovsky received her first of twenty-three awards and commendations for her compositions.

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French real estate investment trust Mercialys (PAR: MERY) and the OPPCI investment fund SEREIT France have signed an agreement under which Mercialys has sold 70% of the premises of the transformed hypermarkets in Rennes and Anglet, as well as the premises of a shopping mall and the mid-size unit let to Boulanger in Anglet, the companies said.