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Paul Taffanel (1844-1908) is essentially the father of modern flute playing. Drawing on previously unavailable material from a private archive in Paris, Blakeman describes and evaluates Taffanel's life, career, and works, with particular reference to his influence as founder of the modern French School of flute playing.
The French flute player and conductor Paul Taffanel (1844-1908) was an extraordinary virtuoso and a major figure in fin de siècle Parisian musical life. Based on a treasure trove of private documents of Taffanel's previously unpublished letters and papers, Taffanel: Genius of the Flute recounts the rich story of his multi-faceted career as a player, conductor, composer, teacher, and leader of musical organizations. As a player, Taffanel had a rare vision of the flute as a serious, expressive instrument and is credited with re-establishing it in the mainstream of music. He was also an inspiring teacher at the Paris Conservatoire, to whom many modern flutists can trace their roots. In 1879, T...
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This arrangement for flute and harp was originally created for the beautiful "Bell' Alma Duo" with Michele Frisch and Kathy Kienzle of the Minnesota orchestra. A recording is available on their "la belle vie" CD. This score is designed for the advanced player.
Taffanel's flute playing, his merits for the flute music and his educational work are legendary. Among his pupils were the greatest French flautists, such as Fleury, Barrère, Moyse and Philippe Gaubert. The authoritative textbook of the French flute method, Méthode complète de flûte, was created by Taffanel in collaboration with Gaubert, his favourite pupil and later successor at the Conservatoire. It was finished and published by Gaubert after Taffanel's death. These 24 progressive studies from the Méthode complète de flûte have now been made available outside the method for the first time, covering all major technical aspects of flute playing and thus being ideal for advanced pupils, students and ambitious music lovers.
Paul Taffanel (1844-1904) was a French Composer , flutist, conductor and music educator who taught at the Paris Conservatory of Music. His Andante Pastoral and Scherzettino for Flute and Piano is a colorful and lively piece. It is to be used with Robert Cavally's Level 2 Melodious & Progressive Studies and his Level 2 Developmental and Progressive, Tone, Velocity, and Scale Studies. It requires an advanced player for the required nuance of sound.