Georges Boulanger(1883-1958)
- Actor
- Music Department
- Composer
Georges Boulanger born in Tulcea, Romania, on April 18, 1893. Since he
was twelve, he studied at the Musical Conservatoire in Bucharest. In
1926 after playing for the first time before a radio broadcasting
station's microphone, Boulanger signed a contract with Bote & Bock for
editing seven works, among them, Avant de Mourir, which was, later on,
known as My Prayer (as edited with Kennedy's letters). Georges
Boulanger has performed about 200 works for hall music as well as radio
and records. Most of his works last 5 or 6 minutes. Some of them are even
shorter. Boulanger's music is essentially for consumption
purpose: foxtrot, marches, tangos, one-steps, that is, every music type
for dancing. Many of his works are easily recognizable by means of
their well-known titles, namely: Beside the Lake, The Piper, Budapest
Party, Autumn Moods, without making any reference to the most known
works. He inspired himself in everything surrounding him, in his own
state of mood or in Balkan folklore, like in "Romanian Legend",
"Romanian Czardas", "Hungarian Rhapsody", "Hungarian Dance", "Hungarian
Song and Czardas" or "Russian Intermezzo". Moreover, Boulanger's most
famous works have been Avant de mourir, Africa, Da Capo and American
View. He lived in Argentina until his death (June 3, 1958). He died in
Olivos City.
