Boulanger

[ boo-lahn-jey; French boo-lahn-zhey ]

noun

1. Georges Er·nest Jean Ma·rie [zhaw, r, zh e, r, -, nest, zhah, n, m, a, -, ree], 1837–91, French general and politician.
2. Na·dia (Ju·liette) [nah, -dee-, uh, joo-lee-, et, n, a, -, dya, zh, y, -, lyet], 1887–1979, French musician and teacher.

Boulanger

/ bulɑ̃ʒe /

noun

1. BoulangerGeorges18371891MFrenchMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide
2. BoulangerNadia (Juliette)18871979FFrenchEDUCATION: teacher of musical composition Nadia ( Juliette ) (nadja). 1887–1979, French teacher of musical composition: her pupils included Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Virgil Thomson. She is noted also for her work in reviving the works of Monteverdi

Example Sentences

In the late ’50s, Jones relocated to Paris, where he studied composition with the highly regarded teacher Nadia Boulanger and composer Olivier Messiaen.

From Los Angeles Times

At the piano, Pugno played and sang through “La Ville Morte,” an opera he was writing with Nadia Boulanger, a mentee-turned-collaborator 35 years his junior.

From New York Times

“Of this very private performance,” Ysaÿe wrote to Boulanger later that month, “I keep the most profound and happiest impression.”

From New York Times

“La Ville Morte” was the most ambitious project of Boulanger’s young composing career.

From New York Times

Several years later, Boulanger’s dear sister, the composer Lili Boulanger, died, too, and Nadia virtually stopped writing or promoting her own music.

From New York Times