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[[Image:Moyse 0525ter1.jpg|thumb|right|Louis Moyse]]
{{Short description|French flute player and composer (1912-2007)}}
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'''Louis Moyse''' (pron. ''moh-EEZ'';<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/arts/09moyse.html|title=Louis Moyse, Founder of Music School, Dies at 94|publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=2007-08-09|accessdate=2016-05-09}}</ref> August 14, 1912 – July 30, 2007) was a famous [[France|French]] [[flute]] player and [[composer]]. He was the son of influential French flutist [[Marcel Moyse]], a co-founder of the [[Vermont]] [[Marlboro Music Festival]], and taught many world-class flutists all over the world. He died of heart failure at age 94.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/08/03/louis_moyse_at_94_was_renowned_flutist_composer/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Obituaries Boston Globe]</ref>
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = Moyse 0525ter1.jpg
| birth_date = 14 July 1912
| birth_place = [[Scheveningen]], [[Netherlands]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|7|30|1912|7|14|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Montpelier, Vermont]], U.S.
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| occupation = Composer, teacher
| genre = Classical
| instrument = Flute
}}
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'''Louis Moyse''' (pron. ''moh-EEZ'';<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/arts/09moyse.html|title=Louis Moyse, Founder of Music School, Dies at 94|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2007-08-09|access-date=2016-05-09}}</ref> 14 July 1912 – 30 July 2007)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/louis-moyse-mn0002198649|title=Louis Moyse Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More...|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2024-07-14}}</ref> was a French [[flute]] player and [[composer]]. He was the son of influential French flutist [[Marcel Moyse]], a co-founder of the [[Vermont]] [[Marlboro Music Festival]], and taught many world-class flutists all over the world. He died of heart failure at age 94.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/08/03/louis_moyse_at_94_was_renowned_flutist_composer/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Obituaries] {{dead link|date=July 2024}}</ref>


Louis Moyse was born in [[Scheveningen]], [[Netherlands]] during one of his father's tours. His first flute teachers were his father and [[Philippe Gaubert]]. Louis Moyse was a member of the successful Moyse Trio where his father played flute, Louis played [[piano]] and his former wife, [[Blanche Honegger Moyse]], [[violin]].
Louis Moyse was born in [[Scheveningen]], [[Netherlands]], during one of his father's tours. His first flute teachers were his father and [[Philippe Gaubert]]. Louis Moyse was a member of the successful Moyse Trio where his father played flute, Louis played [[piano]] and his former wife, [[Blanche Honegger Moyse]], [[violin]].


Louis Moyse also taught for 27 years at [[Marlboro College]], and was professor at [[Boston University]] and the [[University of Toronto]]. He continued giving private lessons in [[Westport, New York]] while touring with his wife Janet White Moyse, of 33 years, around the world and the United States. They later moved to [[Montpelier, Vermont]], for the last nine years of his life. He also gave semiannual master classes and concerts in his hometown, [[Saint-Amour, Jura|St.-Amour, France]], until 2004.<ref>[http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6863.html Flutist Louis Moyse Dies at 94]</ref>
Louis Moyse also taught for 27 years at [[Marlboro College]], and was professor at [[Boston University]] and the [[University of Toronto]]. He continued giving private lessons in [[Westport, New York]], while touring with his wife Janet White Moyse, of 33 years, around the world and the United States. They later moved to [[Montpelier, Vermont]], for the last nine years of his life. He also gave semiannual master classes and concerts in his hometown, [[Saint-Amour, Jura|St.-Amour, France]], until 2004.<ref>[http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6863.html] {{dead link|date=July 2024}}</ref>


He is considered by some to be one of the most prolific producers of flute music worldwide, which has been published by [[G. Schirmer]], Southern Music, [[Theodore Presser]], McGinnis & Marx, E. Henry David Music Publishers, [[Éditions Alphonse Leduc|Leduc]] (France) and [[Zen-On Music Company Ltd|Zen-On]] (Japan). Works for Flute and Piano by Louis Moyse (CRI 888), performed by flutist Karen Kevra and pianist Paul Orgel, received a Grammy nomination in 2003.
He is considered by some to be one of the most prolific producers of flute music worldwide, which has been published by [[G. Schirmer]], Southern Music, [[Theodore Presser]], McGinnis & Marx, E. Henry David Music Publishers, [[Éditions Alphonse Leduc|Leduc]] (France) and [[Zen-On Music Company Ltd|Zen-On]] (Japan). Works for Flute and Piano by Louis Moyse (CRI 888), performed by flutist Karen Kevra and pianist Paul Orgel, received a [[Grammy Award]] nomination in 2003.


==Publications==
==Publications==
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He has also edited flute music by others, such as Mozart's [[Flute Quartet No. 1 (Mozart)|Flute Quartet K. 285]].
He has also edited flute music by others, such as Mozart's [[Flute Quartet No. 1 (Mozart)|Flute Quartet K. 285]].

==Notable students==
*Karen Kevra (Grammy nominated flutist, USA, www.karenkevra.com)
*Patricia Creighton (Principal Flute, [[Symphony Nova Scotia]])
*Penelope Clarke (Principal Flute, Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra)
*Shelley Binder (Associate Professor of Flute, University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
*September Payne (Associate Professor of Flute, San Diego State University, San Diego, California)


==See also==
==See also==
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==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*''Marcel Moyse: Voice of the Flute'' by Ann McCutchan - Biography
*''Marcel Moyse: Voice of the Flute'' by Ann McCutchan - Biography
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/arts/09moyse.html New York Times Obituary]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/09/arts/09moyse.html New York Times Obituary]


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:20th-century classical musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century classical musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century French musicians]]
[[Category:20th-century French musicians]]
[[Category:Conservatoire de Paris alumni]]
[[Category:Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris]]
[[Category:Boston University faculty]]
[[Category:Academic staff of the University of Toronto]]
[[Category:20th-century flautists]]
[[Category:Musicians from Vermont]]

Revision as of 13:00, 14 July 2024

Louis Moyse
Background information
Born14 July 1912
Scheveningen, Netherlands
Died30 July 2007(2007-07-30) (aged 95)
Montpelier, Vermont, U.S.
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Composer, teacher
InstrumentFlute

Louis Moyse (pron. moh-EEZ;[1] 14 July 1912 – 30 July 2007)[2] was a French flute player and composer. He was the son of influential French flutist Marcel Moyse, a co-founder of the Vermont Marlboro 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 in Scheveningen, Netherlands, during one of his father's tours. His first flute teachers were his father and Philippe Gaubert. Louis Moyse was a member of the successful Moyse Trio where his father played flute, Louis played piano and his former wife, Blanche Honegger Moyse, violin.

Louis Moyse also taught for 27 years at Marlboro College, and was professor at Boston University and the University of Toronto. He continued giving private lessons in Westport, New York, while touring with his wife Janet White Moyse, of 33 years, around the world and the United States. They later moved to Montpelier, 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 by G. Schirmer, Southern Music, Theodore Presser, McGinnis & Marx, E. Henry David Music Publishers, Leduc (France) and Zen-On (Japan). Works for Flute and Piano by Louis Moyse (CRI 888), performed by flutist Karen Kevra and pianist Paul Orgel, received a Grammy Award nomination in 2003.

Publications

Among his own compositions are:

Collections of flute music:

He has also edited flute music by others, such as Mozart's Flute Quartet K. 285.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Louis Moyse, Founder of Music School, Dies at 94". The New York Times. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  2. ^ "Louis Moyse Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More..." AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  4. ^ [2] [dead link‍]

References

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