Jacques Jules Boufil (Muret, May 14, 1783 – 1868) was a French composer and clarinet

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

ist.

He was a pupil of Xavier Lefèvre

Xavier Lefèvre

Jean Xavier Lefèvre was a Swiss-born French clarinettist.In 1778, at the age of 15, Lefèvre became a member of the French Guards band. When the National Guard was formed in the year of the Revolution he played in this and from 1790 was its deputy conductor. In 1814 he was made a Chevalier of the...

 at the Paris Conservatoire, gaining a First Prize in 1806, which until 1817 carried with it the award of a pair of French-made clarinets in B flat and C.

His compositions for clarinet duet and trio are some of the most worthwhile written for the medium. They are full-scale works of considerable substance and were doubtless intended for performance by professionals.

Discography

• Shall-u-mo classical recordings CDC-1003
  • Trio Op.7 No.2 performed by Larry Combs
    Larry Combs
    Larry Combs is an American clarinetist. His principal teachers were Stanley Hasty at the Eastman School of Music and Leon Russianoff in New York....
    
    , Paul Drushler, Allen Sigel