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.
year: 2011
call number/section: 920, 921
subjects: saint-georges, joseph bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799, musicians, france, biography, racially mixed people, nobility, music
Editions
Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Schwartz & Wade Books (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.
Schools: 3
Cline-Ransome, Lesa
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.
Schools: 4