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Chevalier de Saint-Georges

ジョゼフ・ブローニュ・シュヴァリエ・ド・サン＝ジョルジュ　/　じょぜふ・ぶろーにゅ・しゅゔぁりえ・ど・さん＝じょるじゅ

Composer from France

December 25, 1745 – June 10, 1799　・　Baillif, France

composer
conductor
fencer

My Take

Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is one of history's most astonishing résumés: violinist, conductor, composer, champion fencer, and soldier, all as a biracial free man of color in 18th-century France. I keep coming back to how thoroughly he was nearly erased from the canon. The fact that we're rediscovering his music now feels less like trivia and more like correcting an old injustice. To me he isn't a footnote to Mozart's era; he's proof of how much talent gets sidelined by prejudice. I genuinely wish more of his work had survived intact.

Overview

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George(s) (; French: [ʒozɛf bɔlɔɲ]; 25 December 1745 – 9 June 1799) was a French violinist, conductor, composer and soldier of African descent. Moreover, he demonstrated excellence as a fencer, an athlete, and a dancer. His historical significance lies partly in his distinctive background as a biracial free man of colour.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Name (Japanese): ジョゼフ・ブローニュ・シュヴァリエ・ド・サン＝ジョルジュ
Reading: じょぜふ・ぶろーにゅ・しゅゔぁりえ・ど・さん＝じょるじゅ
Born: December 25, 1745 – June 10, 1799
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Ox
Origin: Baillif, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer / conductor / fencer / concertmaster / military personnel

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Nous sommes donc trois ? ou le Provincial à Paris	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%BC%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5

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