Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979) was an influential composer, conductor, and music professor. She taught many of the most important composers and conductors of the 20th century.

Impact

Boulanger was the first woman to conduct several major symphony orchestras, including New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.

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She became a professor at the American Conservatory of Music in Fontainebleau in 1921, and eventually became its director in 1950. She also taught at the Longy School of Music, the Paris Conservatoire and the École Normale de Musique.

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American Conservatory of Music - 1921 - 1950 - Longy School of Music - Paris Conservatoire - École Normale de Musique

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Many of her students from the 1920s, including Aaron Copland, Walter Piston, and Virgil Thomson, are often credited as having advanced the level of concert music available in America.

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Aaron Copland - Walter Piston - Virgil Thomson - Concert music

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