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Monsieur de Saint-George

virtuoso, swordsman, revolutionary : a legendary life rediscovered
2003
Chronicles the life of Joseph Boulogne de Saint-George, discussing his virtuoso violin playing, his musical compositions, his swordsmanship, and his groundbreaking work as an orchestra conductor.

Before there was Mozart

the story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George
Chronicles the life and musical accomplishments of Joseph Boulogne, an African man and the son of a slave who came to eighteenth-century France to study music, describing the hardships he faced and treatment by his peers, and discussing the realization of his dream to perform in front of the king and queen.
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The other Mozart

the life of the famous Chevalier de Saint-George
2007
Recounts the true story of the life of Joseph Bologne, an eighteenth-century French man born to a slave mother and a wealthy father who was taken to France, renamed the Chevalier de Saint-George and educated as a young aristocrat.

Before there was Mozart

the story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George
2011
Chronicles the life and musical accomplishments of Joseph Boulogne, an African man and the son of a slave who came to eighteenth-century France to study music, describing the hardships he faced and treatment by his peers, and discussing the realization of his dream to perform in front of the king and queen.
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