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Chevalier de Saint-Georges, also known as Joseph Bologne was born on 25 December 1745 in Baillif, Basse-Terre, the illegitimate son of a settler and planter Georges Bologne de Saint-Georges and Nanon, a 17-year-old enslaved African who served within the family household.
Apr 21, 2023 · Marie Antoinette was a fan of mixed-race composer Chevalier de Saint-Georges. Their perceived closeness has been a subject of fascination for centuries.
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Apr 21, 2023 · Among the famed 18th-century composers, one name is often missing: Joseph Bologne, also known as the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a classical musician whose talents rivaled Mozart’s. The film ...
Was Chevalier de Saint-Georges, ‘the Black Mozart’ and the composer’s nemesis, the inspiration for The Magic Flute’s most villainous character.
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Jul 1, 2020 · Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was an extraordinary composer, musician and polymath whose name has long been neglected in Western classical music tradition. Born in 1745 in the French colony of Guadeloupe, he was the illegitimate son of a slave (his mother) and married white plantation owner (his father).
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Joseph Bologne de Saint-George, plus connu sous les pseudonymes de « Chevalier de Saint-George » ou « Saint-George » [1], [2], né le 25 décembre 1745 sur l'Habitation-Sucrerie Clairefontaine à Baillif, près de Basse-Terre et mort le 9 juin 1799 à Paris, est un compositeur, escrimeur et musicien français sous les règnes de Louis XV ...
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Born on Christmas Day in 1745 in the French Caribbean colony of Guadeloupe, Chevalier was the illegitimate child of a wealthy French plantation owner by the name of George de Bologne de Saint-Georges – named after one of his plantations.
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