6 Table of Contents An Unlikely Composer From the Islands to France A Great Athlete Composer Extraordinaire Attack Bologne Goes to War A Brilliant Life Timeline Glossary Index 4 10 16 22 24 28 31 32 32
4 An Unlikely Composer Joseph Bologne had a very unusual life He lived at a time when Black or mixed-race people were not accepted in aristocratic society Despite this Bologne became one of the most famous and well-loved French composers B B SHARP Bologne emigrated to France at age 7 to study at a Jesuit school
