Lili Boulanger

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Two Days and Two Different Feelings
Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps and D’un soir triste
Lili Boulanger (1893–1918), younger sister to Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), was an accomplished composer, showing her musical talent by age two. She sat in on classes at the Paris Conservatoire from age 4, accompanying her 10-year-old sister Nadia. In 1913, she
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Five Composers Who Died Tragically Young
If you ask music lovers to name a composer who died too young, many will think of Mozart, who died just a month before his 36th birthday, in the midst of composing his Requiem. Of course, the loss of Mozart
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Lili Boulanger
One of the most treasured composers in France is the younger sister of Nadia Boulanger, Lili Boulanger (1893 – 1918). While the older sister lived a long and fruitful life as one of the most important pedagogues, bearing her influence
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