Black Mozart Le Chevalier De Saint-Georges

Long before the word "Super Star"was coined, Saint-George was the original.Many people throughout history have been famous for one reason oranother. Many have made great contributionsto civilization and left great legacies.Their paintings and sculptures we still admire. Their discoveries have made our lives better;their music we still play and sing, but no one in history was as talented in somany areas as Saint-George. For a time,he was the greatest fencer in the world.He was an exceptional violinist and along with his teacher, Gossec, he pioneered the composition of the StringQuartet. Even Mozart came to Paristo study this new form of music.Saint-George was an unequaled equestrian, an exceptional marksman and anelegant dancer. The wealthy copied theway he dressed, and the common people admired him as he walked through thestreets, and whispered his name. He wasa true Renaissance man and a "super star" in the Paris of King Louis XVI andMarie Antoinette.What is even more remarkable wasthe fact that he was a mulatto.Smith, Walter E. is the author of 'Black Mozart Le Chevalier De Saint-Georges' with ISBN 9781418407964 and ISBN 1418407968.