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Joseph Bologne

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Profession
Composer
Died
Jul 10, 1799
Zodiac
Capricorn
Born in
GuadeloupeFrance
About
Known as the first classical composer of African descent. He composed numerous string quartets, violin concertos, and operas. He composed a dual symphony, "Deux Symphonies à plusieurs instruments, Op. XI, No. 1 in G and No. 2 in D."
Family
He grew up on the West Indian island of Guadeloupe. He was the son of wealthy plantation owner Georges de Bologne Saint-Georges and Anne Nanon.

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