Marcel Moyse
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Marcel MoyseMarcel Moyse (May 17, 1889 in St. Amour, France
– November 1, 1984 in Brattleboro, Vermont
, United States
) was a famous French
flutist. Many works were composed for Moyse including the 1934 Flute Concerto by Jacques Ibert
. He was also a gifted flute teacher, and authored many studies and exercises for flute.
Marcel Moyse studied at the Paris Conservatory and was a student of Philippe Gaubert
, Adolphe Hennebains and Paul Taffanel, all of whom were distinguished virtuosos in their time. His trademark tone was clear, flexible and penetrating, enlivened and controlled by a fast, though natural, vibrato. This was characteristic of the 'French style' of flute playing that was to influence the modern standard for flutists worldwide.
Marcel Moyse taught on the faculty of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and was a founder of the Marlboro Music School and Festival. He was an inspiring teacher who strove to teach his students not how to play the flute but to make music. He often performed together with his son, Louis Moyse
(1912–2007). Among his many students were Trevor Wye
, William Bennett
, James Galway
, Carol Wincenc, and Jean-Claude Gérard
.
Among the many studies that he wrote is Tone Development through Interpretation published by McGinnis & Marx.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
– November 1, 1984 in Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro, Vermont
Brattleboro, originally Brattleborough, is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States, located in the southeast corner of the state, along the state line with New Hampshire. The population was 12,046 at the 2010 census...
, United States
United States
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) was a famous French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
flutist. Many works were composed for Moyse including the 1934 Flute Concerto by Jacques Ibert
Jacques Ibert
Jacques François Antoine Ibert was a French composer. Having studied music from an early age, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won its top prize, the Prix de Rome at his first attempt, despite studies interrupted by his service in World War I.Ibert pursued a successful composing career,...
. He was also a gifted flute teacher, and authored many studies and exercises for flute.
Marcel Moyse studied at the Paris Conservatory and was a student of Philippe Gaubert
Philippe Gaubert
Philippe Gaubert was a French musician who was a distinguished performer on the flute, a respected conductor, and a composer, primarily for the flute....
, Adolphe Hennebains and Paul Taffanel, all of whom were distinguished virtuosos in their time. His trademark tone was clear, flexible and penetrating, enlivened and controlled by a fast, though natural, vibrato. This was characteristic of the 'French style' of flute playing that was to influence the modern standard for flutists worldwide.
Marcel Moyse taught on the faculty of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and was a founder of the Marlboro Music School and Festival. He was an inspiring teacher who strove to teach his students not how to play the flute but to make music. He often performed together with his son, Louis Moyse
Louis Moyse
Louis Moyse was a famous French flute player and composer. He was the son of influential French flutist Marcel Moyse. He was a co-founder of the Vermont Marlboro Music Festival and was a teacher to top flutists all over the world. He died of heart failure at age 94.Louis Moyse was born in...
(1912–2007). Among his many students were Trevor Wye
Trevor Wye
Trevor Wye is a professional flutist, flute instructor, and author of several books about technical aspects of flute playing.The English flutist Trevor Wye began playing the flute at age 14...
, William Bennett
William Bennett (flautist)
William Bennett, OBE is a British flute player, who has played with most of the major British orchestras, the London Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, and was a frequent guest artist in the Melos Ensemble. He also has a career as a soloist...
, James Galway
James Galway
- External links : IMGArtists.com 15 September 2008. AllAboutJazz.com 5 August 2008.*...
, Carol Wincenc, and Jean-Claude Gérard
Jean-Claude Gérard
Jean-Claude Gérard, a well-known flutist, studied flute at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris with Marcel Moyse.He won several international competitions and began his career in Paris, playing with the Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux and at the Opéra National de Paris. He...
.
Among the many studies that he wrote is Tone Development through Interpretation published by McGinnis & Marx.
Publications
- Études et éxercises technique (1921)
- Exercises Journaliers (1922)
- 24 Études de virtuosité d'après Czerny (1927)
- Mécanisme-chromatisme pour flûte (1927); Éditions Alphonse Leduc
- École de l'articulation (1927); Éditions Alphonse Leduc
- 25 Études mélodique (Var) (1928)
- 12 Études de grande virtuosité d'après Chopin (1928); Éditions Alphonse Leduc
- 20 Études d'après Kreutzer (1928)
- 100 Études faciles et progressives d'après Cramer (1928); 2 volumes
- 24 Petites études mélodique (Var) (1928)
- De la Sonorité (1934)
- 25 études Journalier (Op-53) Soussman
- Gammes et Arpèges (Scales and Arpeggios); Éditions Alphonse Leduc
- Le Débutant flûtiste (1935)
- 24 Caprices-études : Boehm Op. 26 (1938)
- Tone Development Through Interpretation
- 20 Exercises et études sur les Grandes Liaisons
Recordings
- The Complete Works of the Great FlutistThe Complete Works of the Great FlutistThe Complete Works of the Great Flutist is a major and important collection of reissued and remastered recordings of performances by French flutist Marcel Moyse...
– a five CD box set of restored and remastered recordings including his own and Andersen studies, flute solos and chamber music. Note this is not definitive - Flute Fantastique
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- Fantasie brillante for Flute and Piano on Bizet's Carmen
- Carnival of the Animals: The swan
- Mélodie for Flute and Piano
- Madrigal for Flute and Piano
- Souvenir de Gand
- Fantasie Mélancolique, Op. 1
- Suite for Orchestra No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Polonaise
- Suite for Orchestra No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
- Andante pastorale et Scherzettino
- Syrinx
- Andante pastorale et Scherzettino
- Fantasie pastorale hongroise for Flute and Piano, Op. 26
- L'arlésienne: Suite No. 1: 2nd movement, Menuet
- Variations de concert sur le Carnaval de Venise
- Orfeo ed Euridice: Les Champs-Elysées
- By the Brook
- Quartet for Strings No. 1 in D major, Op. 11: 2nd movement, Andante cantabile
- Fantaisie for Flute and Piano
- Marcel Plays Mozart – Flute and Harp Concerto, Concerto's in D and G, and JS Bach's Flute Piano and Violin Sonata
- Marcel Moyse and Marlboro Alumni – Very Rare CD in which Moyse Conducts Mozarts Seranade No. 10 in Bflat (Grand Partita) for 13 winds.
Archives
- The Marcel Moyse Papers are housed in the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City. The collection includes: rare photographs; letters to Moyse from well-known musicians such as Gaubert, Ibert, Rampal; manuscripts of unpublished study books; audio and videotapes of lessons and master classes.