Biography of Louis Drouet (1792-1873)

14.04.1792
Born in Amsterdam, son of a french barber on the run
A customer of his father bestowed a flute on him on which he learned to play autodidactically
Student of Mehul and Reicha
1799
First concert at Paris conservatory
1808
Flute teacher of king Ludwig of the Netherlands
1811
Invitation to Paris where he was lavished with presents and honorations. He becomes Imperail court flutist
1817
First journey to England
1818
Foundation of a flute factory in London, which will only last one year.
1823
General manager of the Royal theatres in Naples, being successor of Rossini
1829
Return to England together with his friend Felix Mendelssohn
1830
The method Methode pour la Flûte is published
1833
Return to Paris
1836
Band master in Coburg
1840
Appointment as band master with Herzog von Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha
1854
Journey to America, where he had first contact to the new Böhmflute, by which he was totally impressed though he did not change the system himself
Most famous for his extraordinary fast fingers and tongue he was called the Paganini of flute. He changed never to the flute made by Böhm but stayed with his eight-key-instrument.
Among his students were Gordon and Popp.
30.09.1873
Dies in Bern (maybe 08.09.1873).

Sheet music for flute:

Grande Sonate (G-Dur)
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(flute, piano)
Gerard Billaudot, G6570B
Rating: difficult
  1. Allegro risoluto
  2. Adagio
  3. Rondo Allegretto
There is a total play time for this piece of 25 minutes given.
Trois Fantaisies - 3ème fantaisie 39 (C-Dur)
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(flute, piano)
Editions Musicales Transatlantiques, E. M. T. 1584
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Adagio
  2. Polacca
  3. Andantino

Literature von/über Louis Drouet

Last edit 27.10.2012