Louis Moyse

Louis Moyse (August 14 1912 - July 30 2007) was a famous French flute player and composer. He was the son of influential French flutist Marcel Moyse. He was a co-founder of the Vermont Marlboro Music Festival and was a teacher to top flutists all over the world. He died of heart failure at age 94.

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, on the violin.

Louis Moyse also taught for 27 years at Marlboro College, was professor at the 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. Later moving to Montpelier, Vermont, where they resided for the last nine years of his life. He also gave semi-annual master classes and concerts in his hometown, Saint Amour, France, until 2004.

He is unofficially considered the most prolific producer of flute music worldwide. His publications arewith G. Schimer, Southern Music, Theodore Pressor, McGinnis & Marx, E. Henry David Music Publishers, LeDuc (France) and Zen-On Music (Japan).

Publications

* Louis Moyse Flute Collection, Schirmer
* 40 Little Pieces for Beginning Flutists
* Flute Music by French Composers
* Second Sonata, Op. 60 Piano, Flute
* Introduction, Theme and Variations Piano, Flute
* Trois Hommages Piano, Flute
* Two Miniatures Piano, Flute
* Impromptu in B-Flat Major, Op.142 Piano, Flute
* Sonata for Flute Piano, Flute
* Twelve Fantasias for Solo Flute
* Suite in a minor Piano, Flute
* First Solos for the Flute Player Piano, Flute
* Little Pieces for Flute and Guitar Guitar, Flute
* Flute Music By French Composers , flute and piano
* Album Of Flute Duets - Flute , 2 flutes duet
* Solos for the Flute Player , flute solo and piano accompaniment
* Album of Sonatinas for Young Flutists Piano, Flute

Recordings

ee also

* Marcel Moyse

References

*"Marcel Moyse: Voice of the Flute" by Ann McCutchan - Biography

External links

* [http://www.musimem.com/moyse.htm Louis Moyse]
* [http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6863.html Flutist Louis Moyse Dies at 94]
* [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]