Nadia Boulanger: A Life in MusicNadia Boulanger's life spanned nearly a century, and at her death she was still director of the American School of Music at Fontainebleau, which she helped found after World War I. Enormously influential, she taught many distinguished performers and composers--among them Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Elliott Carter. She helped American music gain worldwide recognition. For this first full biography, Léonie Rosenstiel has drawn on papers and records to which Boulanger gave her unprecedented access and also on numerous interviews. The result is a rich portrait of an important woman of our time. |
Contents
A Montmartre Family | 3 |
What a Strange Little Girl We Have | 19 |
The Two Sisters | 31 |
Pupils Prizes and Pugno | 51 |
The Closed Doors | 71 |
Des femmes compositeurs | 89 |
Entrances and Exits | 109 |
The Great War | 125 |
Words on Music | 205 |
Strengthening the Image 22 I | 221 |
High Priestess of Music | 237 |
In the Shadow of Mama | 253 |
The Monteverdi Revival and Other Matters | 269 |
The First of Her Sex | 289 |
The American Years | 307 |
A Patchwork of Activity | 375 |
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