Marcel Mule

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Marcel Mule (born June 24, 1901 in Aube , † December 18, 2001 in Hyères ) was a French saxophonist and composer in the field of classical music .

Life

At the age of 8, Mule began taking saxophone lessons from his father, who led the brass band in the French community of Beaumont-le-Roger . In addition, he received lessons on the violin and the piano. Despite this promotion, he decided to become a teacher, graduated from the École Normale in Évreux after three years and taught for half a year until he was called up for military service. After the First World War , in which he served in Paris in the fifth infantry, Mule devoted himself more to music and in 1921 joined the French military band. In 1923 he was accepted into the Garde républicaine and was given the task of saxophone soloist in their orchestra. This gave him the opportunity to perform in various orchestras and bands.

In 1927 Mule and three colleagues from the Guard founded the first saxophone quartet with the name “Le quatuor de la musique de la Garde Républicaine”, in which he played the soprano saxophone. Initially, due to a lack of literature for the new line-up, they were forced to play transcriptions by classical composers. Due to the positive criticism that the quartet received, composers such as Gabriel Pierné , Florent Schmitt and Alexander Konstantinowitsch Glasunow became aware of them and began to write pieces for saxophone quartet.

In 1936 Mule resigned from the guard in order to be able to devote himself more to composing and performing. The quartet changed its name to "Quatuor de Saxophones de Paris", but was later referred to as "Quatuor de Saxophones Marcel Mule". International fame also grew, which is why the musicians gave concerts in various European countries. In 1944 Mule became second professor for saxophone at the Conservatoire de Paris . 71 years after Adolphe Sax 's retirement there was a saxophone class again. In 1958 his career peaked with a concert tour through the USA with the Boston Symphony Orchestra . He retired nine years later. His student Daniel Deffayet took over his position at the Conservatoire. Marcel Mule died on December 18, 2001 at the age of 100.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Announcement in the online edition of the Liberation of December 22, 2001, accessed on September 14, 2012 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Mule, Marcel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French classical saxophonist
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Aube
DATE OF DEATH December 18, 2001
Place of death Hyeres