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French composer (1893–1918)

Marie-Juliette Olga "Lili" Boulanger (French:[maʁiʒyljɛtlilibulɑ̃ʒe]^ⓘ; 21 August 1893 – 15 March 1918) was a French composer and the first female winner of the Prix de Rome composition prize.^[1] Her older sister was the noted composer and composition teacher Nadia Boulanger.

Biography

Early years

As a child prodigy born in Paris, Boulanger's talent was apparent at a very young age; at the age of two, she was already singing melodies by ear.^[2] Her parents, both of whom were musicians, encouraged their daughter's musical education.

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Lili boulanger cause of death

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Her mother, Raissa Myshetskaya (Mischetzky) (1858–1935), was a Russian princess who married her Paris Conservatoire teacher, Ernest Boulanger (1815–1900), who won the Prix de Rome in 1835. Her father was 77 years old when she was born and she became very attached to him.

Her grandfather Frédéric Boulanger had been a noted cellist and her grandmother Ju