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for her to marry the businessman Albert
Domange (4 April 1836 – 31 March 1918). Domange was twenty-two years her senior, and twice a widower with five children from his previous marriages. After marriage, Bonis immersed herself in domesticity, bearing three children with Domange: Pierre (1884–1969), Jeanne (1888–1987) and Édouard (1893–1932). For Bonis, it was not an ideal marriage, as Domange did not like music.
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lower-middle-class family and was educated according to the strict norms of
Catholic morality. Endowed with great talent and musical sensitivity, she taught herself to play the piano. Initially, her parents did not encourage her music, but when she was twelve they were persuaded by a professor at
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Hettich embarked on an affair, which led to the birth of an illegitimate child, Madeleine (Jeanne-Pauline-Madeline Verger), on 8 September 1899. Madeleine was put into the care of a former chambermaid; she inherited musical talent from her parents.
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In 1912, after the death of his wife, Hettich acknowledged that he was
Madeleine's father. Domange died on 31 March 1918, when Bonis assumed care of Madeleine, whose foster mother had also died. Upon his demobilisation from service in
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An 84-page autobiographical book of personal reflections, "Souvenirs et RĂ©flexions", was published by her daughter, Jeanne
Brochot (née Domange), through 'les éditions du Nant d'enfer', Évian, in 1974.
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exclaimed, "I never imagined a woman could write such music!". On 22 April 1905, she received an 'honourable mention' for her (now lost)
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late-Romantic composer. She wrote more than 300 pieces, including works for piano solo and four hands, organ pieces, chamber music,
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Bonis then devoted all her energies to composition. Her piano quartet was performed in 1901, and when he heard it,
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Portrait de compositrice : Mélanie-Hélène Bonis dite Mel Bonis (I)
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