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Monsieur de Saint-George : Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary - A Legendary Life Rediscovered by Alain Guédé (2003, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPicador
ISBN-100312309279
ISBN-139780312309275
eBay Product ID (ePID)2362380
Product Key Features
Original LanguageFrench
Book TitleMonsieur De Saint-George : Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary-A Legendary Life Rediscovered
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReligious, Composers & Musicians
Publication Year2003
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorAlain Güde
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight21.2 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-049888
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Virtuoso, seducer, military man, revolutionary: the extraordinary life of the first black composer." -- Le Monde, "Virtuoso, seducer, military man, revolutionary: the extraordinary life of the first black composer." --Le Monde
Dewey Decimal944/.00496/0092 B
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisThe first full biography of one of the greatest figures of eighteenth-century Europe, known in his time as the "Black Mozart" Virtually forgotten until now, his life is the stuff of legend., The first full biography of one of the greatest figures of eighteenth-century Europe, known in his time as the "Black Mozart" Virtually forgotten until now, his life is the stuff of legend. Born in 1739 in Guadeloupe to a slave mother and a French noble father, he became the finest swordsman of his age, an insider at the doomed court of Louis XVI, and, most of all, a virtuosic musician. A violinist, he directed the Olympic Society of Concerts, which was considered the finest in Europe in an age of great musicians, including Haydn, from whom he commissioned a symphony, and Mozart, to whom he was often compared. He also became the first Freemason of color, embracing the French Revolution with the belief that it would end the racism against which - despite his illustrious achievements - he struggled his whole life. This is the life of Joseph Bologne, known variously as Monsieur de Saint-George, the "Black Mozart," and, because of his origins, "the American." Alain Guede offers a fascinating account of this extraordinary individual, whose musical compositions are at long lastbeing revived and whose story will never again be forgotten.
LC Classification NumberDC137.5.S35G8413
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