Biography of Jacques Hotteterre (Le Romain) (1674-1763)

Engraving by Bernard Picart from the edition of Principes of 1722

29.09.1674

Born in Paris being one of six children of the court musician and instrument maker Martin Hotteterre

1692

Member of the Grand Hautbois

1697

Probably first flutist at Paris opera

1698

Maestro di flauto for prince Ruspoli (this is the origin of his name Le Romain)

1700

Soloist of the kings chapell of Ludwig the XIV.

1707

First edition of Les principes de la flûte Traversière, the first printed flute method

1719

Release of the book L´Art de Preluder sur la Flute Traversiere (Method for improvising)

16.07.1763

Dies in Paris

Countless compositions for flute

Flute teacher of many noblemen, which made the flute adequate for the court.

Further information/Sources:

Adorján, András: Lexikon der Flöte
Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten
1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,
2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
Goldberg, Adolph: Portraits und Biographien hervorragender Flöten-Virtuosen, -Dilettanten und -Komponisten
Celle: Edition Moeck,
1987. - ISBN: 3-87549-028-2
Hotteterre (Le Romain), Jacques: Principes de la Flute
Mit deutscher Übersetzung
Kassel: Bärenreiter,
1998. - ISBN: 3-7618-1418-6
Lorenzo, Leonardo de: My Complete Story of the flute
The instrument - the performer - the music
9. edition Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press,
- ISBN: 0-89672-285-6

Last edit 05.01.2012