Louis Dorus

Louis Dorus (born March 1, 1812 in Valenciennes , † June 9, 1896 in Étretat ) was a French flautist .

life and work

Dorus was born Vincent Joseph van Steenkiste , but later called himself Louis Dorus. In 1822 he became a student at the Conservatoire de Paris with Joseph Guillou . In the annual conservatory competitions he was awarded a second prize in 1826 and a first prize for flute in 1828 . From 1828 to 1830 he worked at the Théâtre des Variétés , and from 1835 to 1866 as a solo flutist in the orchestra of the Paris Grand Opéra .

Dorus dealt early on with the flute model newly developed by Theobald Böhm and designed a closed G sharp key himself for it (as an alternative to the open construction of the Böhm model). He tried to introduce the Boehm flute at the Paris Conservatory, but failed due to the resistance of the flute professor Jean-Louis Tulou . It was not until Dorus received a professorship as his successor in 1860 that the Böhm flute (modified by the French flute maker Louis Lot ) was introduced at the Paris Conservatory.

In 1866 he became a Knight of the Legion of Honor . One of Dorus' students was Paul Taffanel , for example . Dorus' successor as flute professor at the Paris Conservatory was taken over by Joseph-Henri Altès in 1868 .

Louis Dorus wrote studies for the new Böhm flute (including L'Étude de la Nouvelle Flûte, méthode progressive arrangée après Devienne , published in Paris in 1845) as well as some compositions for flute (including opera fantasies).

The French composer Henri Rabaud was a grandson of Louis Dorus.

literature

Adolph Goldberg: portraits and biographies of outstanding flute virtuosos, dilettantes and composers . Moeck 1987 (reprint from 1906). ISBN 3-87549-028-2

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personal data
SURNAME	Dorus, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	van Steenkiste, Vincent Joseph; Vansteenkiste, Vincent Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French flautist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 1, 1812
PLACE OF BIRTH	Valenciennes
DATE OF DEATH	June 9, 1896
Place of death	Étretat