Louis Drouet

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Louis Drouet
Louis Drouet
Born
Louis-François-Philippe Drouet

14 April 1792
Amsterdam
Died30 September 1873(1873-09-30) (aged 81)
Bern
Occupation(s)Flautist
Composer

Louis-François-Philippe Drouet (14 April 1792 – 30 September 1873) was a 19th-century French flutist and composer.

Biography

Born of a French father expatriated in the Netherlands and barber by profession, Louis Drouet began learning to play the flute as a self-taught man before entering the Conservatoire de Paris at the age of seven.

At 16, he was first flutist and teacher of

Napoléon's brother, and King of Holland. After touring trips to England, the United States and Europe, in 1840 he became director of music by the Duke of Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha
.

Drouet was a great friend of Felix Mendelssohn. William Gordon, co-inventor of the Boehm system, and Wilhelm Popp [fr] were among his pupils. He was often referred to as the "Paganini of flute".

Works

The musicologist

Napoléon III's mother.[1]

Compositions
  • 10 concertos
  • more than 20 duets, trios, solos and fantasies
  • more than 300 studies
Pedagogic method

References

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