Joseph Guillou
Joseph Guillou (born December 4, 1787 in Paris , † September 1853 in St. Petersburg ) was a French flautist and composer .
life and work
At the age of eleven, Guillou was a student at the Paris Conservatory , where François Devienne and later Johann Georg Wunderlich taught him. He graduated with a first prize in 1808. In 1815 he became second flutist in the orchestra of the Grand Opera (later first flutist in succession to Jean-Louis Tulou ) and the royal band. From 1816 he taught himself at the Conservatory, where Louis Dorus was one of his students. In Paris, Guillou also took part in a wind quintet , for which Anton Reicha composed several series of quintets. In 1830 concert tours a. a. to Brussels, Berlin, Hamburg and Stockholm. In 1831 he settled in St. Petersburg, where he was the first flautist of the Imperial Opera there.
Guillou composed a. a. Concerts, duos, fantasies and variations for flute published in Paris. He also worked in St. Petersburg as the editor of the magazine he founded "L'artist Russe" and wrote the libretto for the opera Bianca e Gualtiero , which was set to music by Alexei Fjodorowitsch Lwow (premiered in Dresden in 1844).
literature
- A. Goldberg: Portraits and biographies of outstanding flute virtuosos, dilettantes and composers . Moeck, 1987, ISBN 3-87549-028-2 , p. 46. (Reprint of 1906)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guillou, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French flautist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 4, 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1853 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |