Search results
Claude-Paul Taffanel (16 September 1844 – 22 November 1908) was a French flautist, conductor and instructor, regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century.
Paul Taffanel (1844-1908) was a renowned French flutist, conductor, composer, and educator. Taffanel was born in Bordeaux, France, and was known for his exceptional playing style and technical ability on the flute.
Nov 1, 2007 · By Edward Blakeman. | Music and Letters | Oxford Academic. Taffanel: Genius of the Flute. By Edward Blakeman. By. , £45/£15.50. ISBN 0-19-517098-9/-517099-7.) Paul Taffanel was lastly a conductor, secondly a minor but craftsmanly composer, and first and foremost a brilliant and influential flute player and pedagogue.
- Richard Langham Smith
- 2007
Claude-Paul Taffanel (16 September 1844 - 22 November 1908) was a French flautist, conductor and instructor regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century.
May 14, 2024 · Claude-Paul Taffanel (1844-1908) Paul Taffanel is usually considered the founder of the French Flute School that became dominant in mid-20th century western Europe and America. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Louis Dorus, who introduced the Boehm flute there, graduating in 1860.
To most flutists, Paul Taffanel is known for his Method and as the "Father" of the French school of flute playing. Considering the import of this title, little research has been done on him. It is the goal of this researcher to present a more complete picture of Taffanel than has previously been seen. To understand the significance of some of ...
French flute virtuoso, composer, conductor and teacher (b. 16 September 1844 [N.S.] in Bordeaux; d. 21 November 1908 [N.S.] in Paris), sometimes known just as Paul Taffanel. Taffanel received his first flute lessons at the age of nine, and gave his first recital aged ten.
