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Georges Boulanger

Background information
Birth name Georges Boulanger
Born April 18, 1893 (1893-04-18)
Tulcea, Romania
Died June 3, 1958 (aged 65)
Olivos City near Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genre(s) Romantic
Occupation(s) Composer, violinist
Years active fl. ca. 1910-1958
Notable instrument(s)
Violin


Georges Boulanger (April 18, 1893 - June 3, 1958) was a Romanian violinist, conductor and composer. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tulcea ('tultʃe̯a Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian: Тулча Tulcha; Turkish: Hora-Tepé or Tolçu Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Romantic Music is a Musicological term referring to a particular period theory compositional practice and canon in European music history from about 1815 to 1910 A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

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Biography

Georges Boulanger was born in Tulcea, Romania. Tulcea ('tultʃe̯a Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian: Тулча Tulcha; Turkish: Hora-Tepé or Tolçu Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Although his mother was Bulgarian and his father was Greek he was known as the typical Romanian Gypsy Virtuoso because of where he was born. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Gypsy (sometimes spelled Gipsy, Gipsey) is a word used to name as a Blanket term, various unrelated ethnic groups or persons fitting the Gypsy Stereotypes He learned to play the violin as a child from his father, who was already the sixth generation musician. The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member At the age of 12, Georges Boulanger got a scholarship to study at the Conservatory in Bukarest. Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. Three years later he was heard by Leopold Auer who took him to Dresden with him and where he studied with him for the next two years. Leopold Auer (In Hungarian Auer Lipót) ( June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian Violinist, teacher Dresden (etymologically from Old Sorbian Drežďany, meaning people of the riverside forest, Drježdźany is the Capital city of the German Other students of Auer were Jascha Heifetz, Nathan Milstein, and Mischa Elman. Jascha Heifetz (ˈhaɪfɪts was a Lithuanian born American Violin Virtuoso ( &ndash December 10, 1987) Nathan Mironovich Milstein ( December 31, 1903 - December 21, 1992) was a Russian -born American virtuoso Violinist Mikhail Saulovich 'Mischa' Elman ( January 20, 1891 &ndash April 5, 1967) was a Ukrainian -born violinist famed for his passionate

In 1910, when Boulanger was 17 years old, Leopold Auer told him that his musical studies are finished and gave him a violin as a going away present. Leopold Auer (In Hungarian Auer Lipót) ( June 7, 1845 – July 15, 1930) was a Hungarian Violinist, teacher Boulanger played on this violin until his death. Under the recommendation of Auer, Georges Boulanger received a position of first violinist in Café Chantant in St. Petersburg, Russia. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River This was where many aristocrats frequented. With his background music, a mixture of Gypsy music, Balkan Folklore and Viennese Waltzes he found that many people in the public enjoyed his taste in music. Gypsy (sometimes spelled Gipsy, Gipsey) is a word used to name as a Blanket term, various unrelated ethnic groups or persons fitting the Gypsy Stereotypes This music is also known as salon music. Salon music was a popular Music genre in Europe during the 19th century

It was here in Russia that Georges Boulanger met a young girl from Estonia named Ellionorr Paulson. She was an intellectual student of law and medicine. They eventually got married and had two daughters, Nora and Georgette.

In 1917 Georges Boulanger left Russia and returned back to Romania. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending In 1922/23 he went to Berlin where he played for his old audiences of Russian Aristocrats that now lived in Berlin. In the year 1926, his name suddenly became well-known. Boulanger played in radio transmissions that were broadcast live throughout the country. He played in the most famous houses in Berlin and other large european cities such as the Savoy Hotel in London. The Savoy Hotel is a five-star Hotel located on the Strand, in the City of Westminster in Central London that opened on August London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He was contracted by the Bote & Bock Edition who published his muscal compositions.

His famous Avant de mourir would later be called My Prayer and a text by Kennedy would be added. " My Prayer " is a 1939 popular Song with music by the famous salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy It was charted in the number one spot for 21 weeks in 1958 in the USA.

Boulanger lived in Germany from the early 20s until 1948 when he moved to South America. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a He worked in Brazil then settled in Argentina for the rest of his days. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.

Compositions

George Boulanger wrote about 250 compositions. Most of his works last 5 or 6 minutes.

As an actor

Movies Georges Boulanger appears in:

External Links

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