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The life of 18th-century composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
1 July 2020, 16:53 | Updated: 28 March 2023, 10:05
Born a slave, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges was a prolific 18th-century composer who was also a master fencer, violin virtuoso and composer in Marie Antoinette’s court.
But his story is largely untold.
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was an extraordinary composer, musician and polymath whose name has long been neglected in Western classical music tradition.
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Born in 1745 in the French colony of Guadeloupe, he was the illegitimate son of a slave (his mother) and married white plantation owner (his father). As a young boy, he was taken to France by his father, where he became a master swordsman.
He was one of the first black colonels in the French army, leading 800 infantrymen and 200 cavalries in Europe’s first all-black regiment.
It was there he acquired his title, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
Then, there was his music. De Saint Ge