Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger (Paris, 16 september 1887 ; died 22 October 1979) was conductor, organist and taught composition at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique in Paris. She was less known as composer, and this is in contrast to her sister Lili Boulanger.

In the first capacity, that of music teacher so, she was responsible for the musical education to a whole generation of leading composers in Europe and the United States.In its second capacity as it has many affected. Big names like Astor Piazzolla, Aaron Copland and Philip Glass went at her in doctrine, mainly because of the role they played in the rediscovery of Monteverdi. She was also a pioneer of authentic performance practice. Outdoor Les heures clair from 1912, however, little work has failed.However, In 1908 she won the second prize in the Prix de Rome. ==List of Boulangers most famous students[ Edit] ==