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Claude Paul Taffanel

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Death: November 22, 1908 (64)
Paris, France
Place of Burial: cimetière du Père-Lachaise, 44e division
Immediate Family:

Son of Simon Jules Taffanel and Anne Bossière
Husband of Geneviève Deslignières
Father of Jacques Taffanel; Marie-Camille Samaran and Juliette Taffanel
Brother of Jeanne Fanelly and Henri-jérôme Taffanel

Occupation: flûtiste, compositeur
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About Paul Taffanel

Claude-Paul Taffanel was a French flautist, conductor and instructor regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance during the mid-20th century.

About Paul Taffanel (Français)

Claude Paul Taffanel est considéré comme le fondateur de l'école française de flûte traversière1, qui domina la discipline de cet instrument tant au plan de la composition que de l'interprétation pendant la majeure partie du xxe siècle. Il était également chef d'orchestre.

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Paul Taffanel's Timeline

1844
September 16, 1844
Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
1875
1875
France
1882
1882
1908
November 22, 1908
Age 64
Paris, France
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cimetière du Père-Lachaise, 44e division