Boulanger

American  

[boo-lahn-jey, boo-lahn-zhey] / ˌbu lɑnˈdʒeɪ, bu lɑ̃ˈʒeɪ /

noun

1. Georges Ernest Jean Marie 1837–91, French general and politician.

2. Nadia (Juliette) 1887–1979, French musician and teacher.

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Boulanger British  

/ bulɑ̃ʒe /

noun

1. Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1837–91, French general and minister of war (1886–87). Accused of attempting a coup d'état, he fled to Belgium, where he committed suicide

2. Nadia ( Juliette ) (nadja). 1887–1979, French teacher of musical composition: her pupils included Elliott Carter, Aaron Copland, Darius Milhaud, and Virgil Thomson. She is noted also for her work in reviving the works of Monteverdi

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Example Sentences

By his early teens, Legrand was at the Paris Conservatory working with Nadia Boulanger, best known for instilling the techniques of counterpoint and harmony in generations of young Americans, from Aaron Copland and Virgil Thomson in the 1920s to Quincy Jones and Philip Glass in the ’50s and ’60s.

From The Wall Street Journal

A pair of Henri Duparc chansons sounded too loud in the small Board of Officers room, but for Lili Boulanger’s “Clairières dans le ciel” Mr. Pati found a conversational intimacy rare in big lyric-tenor voices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Soon after the hat’s launch, Grant Boulanger, a resident of Tim Walz’s Minnesota, placed a preorder for his 20-year-old daughter, who desperately coveted one.

From Slate

“She mentioned Chappell Roan, who I didn’t know very well,” Boulanger said.

From Slate

When his friend got around the waitlist by buying a bunch of camouflage hats and hiring a local T-shirt store to stitch “Harris Walz” on the front, Boulanger secured one for himself.

From Slate