Lili Boulanger

Marie-Juliette Olga Boulanger (French: [maʁi ʒyljɛt bulɑ̃ʒe] ; 21 August 1893 – 15 March 1918), professionally known as Lili Boulanger (French: [lili bulɑ̃ʒe]), was a French composer and musician, associated with the Symbolist and Impressionist movements. The first woman to win the Grand Prix de Rome composition competition, her older sister was the composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger; their father was the composer Ernest Boulanger. Critics and scholars have praised her output for its harmonic language, formal control, and emotional depth, despite the brevity of her career. Her notable works include her three psalms for chorus and orchestra, the song-cycle Clairières dans le ciel (to poems by Francis Jammes), the D'un soir triste and D'un matin de printemps diptych, the Vieille prière bouddhique, Pie Jesu, her Prix de Rome cantata Faust et Hélène and various others. Boulanger died in 1918 at the age of 24, after years of chronic illness.

VENI VIDI VICI - 2026-07-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Héritage: Boulanger, Ravel, Debussy, Kosenko, Brahms, Ponce & Waxman - 2026-06-12T00:00:00.000000Z

The Menuhin Century - The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings - 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Clairières dans le ciel - 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique; Lili Boulanger: D'un soir triste - 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000000Z

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