Determined to have Joseph raised to be a gentleman, George took his son to Paris where he was formally educated. During his lifetime, Joseph became a champion fencer, a violin virtuoso, the conductor of the leading orchestra in Paris, a colonel in the first all-black regiment in Europe, and the first classical composer of African ancestry.
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| CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES - AGE 22 |
Among his many orchestral and chamber works, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges composed two symphonies. Symphony 1 is a three movement work in the bright uplifting key of G Major and represents the very best in 18th Century French symphonic writing.
