Chevalier: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack for Violin Solo; Various Artists

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, was born Christmas Day, 1745, on the island of Guadeloupe, then a French colony, in the Caribbean Sea. The son of a wealthy plantation owner and a slave, he rose to unimaginable heights in French society thanks to his excellence in many things including math, literature, and fencing, but most of all, music. He became one of the most popular violinists and composers in France, even hired to provide music lessons for the imperious Marie Antoinette who would become the last queen of France. Bologne's amazing life story came to life in the 2022 film Chevalier. Hal Leonard's matching folio includes original works by Bologne as well as violin solo arrangements by Gareth Murphy of the score by Kris Bowers and featuring “Violin Duel” by Michael Abels, with parts for two violins to emulate the musical showdown between Bologne and Mozart! The book also includes a short biography of Bologne's life story.

MICHAEL ABELS:

• Violin Duel for two violins (after Mozart)
• Sinfonie Liberte Parts 1 & 2 (after Bologne)

JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES:

• O Cessate Di Piagarmi (from ''Il Pompeo'')
• Violin Concerto in G Major, Op. 8, No. 2: Allegro (I)

KRIS BOWERS:

• Awarded Chevalier
• Choices Come From Within
• Composing The Finale
• Fencing Duel
• It's Called Ernestine
• The Kiss
• A Letter Came For You
• Main Title - Arrival At Polytechnic
• Not A Queen of France
• The Only Home I Knew
• The Queen Is Here - You Will Be Erased
• Soul Of An Artist
• We'll Find A Desert Island