Jules Mouquet

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Jules Mouquet (born July 10, 1867 in Paris , † October 25, 1946 there ) was a French composer.

Life

Jules Mouquet studied at the Paris Conservatory with Théodore Dubois and Xavier Leroux . With his cantata Mélusine he won the prestigious Prix ​​de Rome in 1896 . Further prizes for composition followed with the Prix Trémont (1905) and the Prix Chartier (1907) . From 1913 Mouquet worked as a professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatory.

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Mouquet's work, which is influenced by late Romanticism and Impressionism , is characterized by a pronounced inclination towards antiquity and Greece. This is expressed in the titles of orchestral works such as Diane et Endymion or Persée et Andromède , chamber music such as Danse grecque or Divertissement grec (for flute and piano or harp) or piano compositions such as Etudes antiques . The best known is probably his Sonata op. 15 La Flûte de Pan from 1906, which is available in versions for flute and orchestra or flute and piano. Mouquet's other chamber music includes a septet for flute, oboe, two clarinets, horn and two bassoons, a double woodwind quintet and a symphonietta .

literature

  • Ursula Pešek, Željko Pešek: Flute music from three centuries . Bärenreiter, Kassel 1990, ISBN 3-7618-0985-9 .

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personal data
SURNAME Mouquet, Jules
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1946
Place of death Paris