The Flute Professors of the Paris Conservatoire from Devienne to Taffanel, 1795-1908
Description:
Since its establishment (1795), the Paris Conservatoire has attracted top-ranking flutists who, through their playing, teaching, writings, and attitudes, (toward the Boehm flute, for example), have influenced flutists and composers throughout Europe. Through Paul Taffanel, who founded the Societe d'Instruments a Vent in 1876, standards of woodwind playing reached new heights. When Taffanel's students, Georges Laurent and Georges Barrere, emigrated to the United States, they influenced the style…
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Date:
August 1980
Creator:
Ahmad, Patricia
Partner:
UNT Libraries