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Louis Moyse | |
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| Born | 14 July 1912 Scheveningen,Netherlands |
| Died | 30 July 2007(2007-07-30) (aged 95) Montpelier, Vermont, U.S. |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, teacher |
| Instrument | Flute |
Louis Moyse (pron.moh-EEZ;[1] 14 July 1912 – 30 July 2007)[2] was a Frenchflute player andcomposer. He was the son of influential French flutistMarcel Moyse, a co-founder of theVermontMarlboro Music Festival, and taught many world-class flutists all over the world. He died of heart failure at age 94.[3]
Louis Moyse was born inScheveningen,Netherlands, during one of his father's tours. His first flute teachers were his father andPhilippe Gaubert. Louis Moyse was a member of the successful Moyse Trio where his father played flute, Louis playedpiano and his former wife,Blanche Honegger Moyse,violin.
Louis Moyse also taught for 27 years atMarlboro College, and was professor atBoston University and theUniversity of Toronto. He continued giving private lessons inWestport, New York, while touring with his wife Janet White Moyse, of 33 years, around the world and the United States. They later moved toMontpelier, Vermont, for the last nine years of his life. He also gave semiannual master classes and concerts in his hometown,St.-Amour, France, until 2004.[4]
He is considered by some to be one of the most prolific producers of flute music worldwide, which has been published byG. Schirmer, Southern Music,Theodore Presser, McGinnis & Marx, E. Henry David Music Publishers,Leduc (France) andZen-On (Japan). Works for Flute and Piano by Louis Moyse (CRI 888), performed by flutist Karen Kevra and pianist Paul Orgel, received aGrammy Award nomination in 2003.
Among his own compositions are:
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Collections of flute music:
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He has also edited flute music by others, such as Mozart'sFlute Quartet K. 285.
