Johann Georg Wunderlich

Johann Georg Wunderlich (born February 2 (?) 1755 in Bayreuth , † 1819 in Paris ) was a German flautist , university teacher and composer .

Wunderlich was initially taught by his father, an oboist in the chapel of the Margrave of Ansbach . At the age of 21 he took flute lessons from Félix Rault in Paris . From 1778 to 1783, Wunderlich was a member of the orchestra of the Concerts spirituels , from 1781 also first second, then first flutist at the Paris Opera (until 1813). He also taught at the Conservatoire de Paris, founded in 1795 , where he was the sole professor of flute from 1803 to 1816. His numerous students included Jean-Louis Tulou , Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier and Joseph Guillou .

In 1804 Wunderlich published the textbook Méthode de Flûte du Conservatoire par MM Hugot et Wunderlich / Membres du Conservatoire based on preliminary work by his late colleague Antoine Hugot . In addition, he composed chamber music for flute in various ensembles.

literature

• András Adorján, Lenz Meierott (Ed.): Lexicon of the Flute , Laaber-Verl., Laaber 2009, ISBN 978-3-89007-545-7