Marcel Tabuteau (July 2, 1887 - January 4, 1966) was a French oboist who is generally considered the founder of the American school of
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playing.
Tabuteau was born in
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, and was given a post with the city's municipal wind band at age eleven. He then studied at the Paris Conservatoire with the legendary Georges Gillet.
Tabuteau served as principal oboist of the
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from 1915 to 1954 under the famous
Leopold StokowskiLeopold Stokowski was a famous orchestral conductor, well known for his free-hand performing style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from many of the great orchestras he conducted.In America, Stokowski performed with the Cincinnati Symphony...
and, just as importantly, taught in Philadelphia at the
Curtis Institute of MusicThe Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. According to statistics compiled by U.S...
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Marcel Tabuteau (July 2, 1887 - January 4, 1966) was a French oboist who is generally considered the founder of the American school of
oboeThe oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois", "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
playing.
Life
Tabuteau was born in
CompiegneCompiègne is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compiégnois.-Administration:Compiègne is the seat of three cantons*Compiègne-Nord...
,
OiseOise is a department in the north of France named after the river Oise.-History:Oise is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Île-de-France.-Geography:...
,
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
, and was given a post with the city's municipal wind band at age eleven. He then studied at the Paris Conservatoire with the legendary Georges Gillet.
Tabuteau served as principal oboist of the
Philadelphia OrchestraThe Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
from 1915 to 1954 under the famous
Leopold StokowskiLeopold Stokowski was a famous orchestral conductor, well known for his free-hand performing style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from many of the great orchestras he conducted.In America, Stokowski performed with the Cincinnati Symphony...
and, just as importantly, taught in Philadelphia at the
Curtis Institute of MusicThe Curtis Institute of Music is a conservatory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that offers courses of study leading to a performance Diploma, Bachelor of Music, Master of Music in Opera, and Professional Studies Certificate in Opera. According to statistics compiled by U.S...
. There his classes included Oboe, Woodwind Ensemble, Orchestral Winds/Percussion Class, and String Classes. He taught at Curtis from its founding in 1924 until his retirement in 1953.
Legacy
Tabuteau's many notable oboe students included Rhadames Angelucci, Joseph Robinson,
John de LancieJohn de Lancie was an American musician who served as the principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra for many years.-Career:...
, Marc Lifschey,
John MackJohn Mack was a renowned American oboist.Born in Somerville, New Jersey, Mack attended the Juilliard School of Music, studying oboe with Harold Gomberg and Bruno Labate and then at the Curtis Institute of Music with Marcel Tabuteau, the longtime principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra.His...
, John Minsker, William "Bill" Criss,
Daniel StolperDaniel J. Stolper is an american oboist. Stolper is currently visiting instructor of oboe at the Interlochen Arts Academy, a position he has held since 1972. His primary teacher was Robert Sprenkle at the Eastman School of Music, although he has studied with many other oboists including John Mack...
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Harold GombergHarold Gomberg was the principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic from 1943 through 1977....
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Ralph GombergRalph Gomberg was the principal oboist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 37 years . His brother Harold held the same chair with the New York Philharmonic for much of the same period ....
, Robert Bloom, Alfred Genovese, Donald Baker, Wayne Rapier, and Laila Storch. Storch some years afterward wrote: "During the thirty years during which Tabuteau taught at the Curtis Institute of Music, he came to exercise a decisive influence on the standards of oboe playing in the whole United States, as well as raising the level of woodwind achievement in general. Nor was the impact of his teaching confined to winds alone, as the many string players and pianists who attended his classes will testify."
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