Jules Mouquet
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Jules Mouquet (July 10, 1867 – October 25, 1946) was a French composer.
Biography
Jules Mouquet studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Théodore Dubois and Xavier Leroux. In 1896, he won the prestigious Prix de Rome with his cantata Mélusine. He went on to win another two composition prizes, the Prix Trémont (1905) and the Prix Chartier (1907). Mouquet became professor of harmony at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1913. One of his notable students was Léo-Pol Morin.
Works
Mouquet's main influences were the late Romantic and Impressionist composers. His best known work is probably his Sonata, Op. 15 La Flûte de Pan, composed in 1906, with versions for flute and orchestra, and flute and piano.
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Categories:
- 20th-century classical composers
- Prix de Rome for composition
- French classical composers
- French male classical composers
- Conservatoire de Paris alumni
- Academics of the Conservatoire de Paris
- 1867 births
- 1946 deaths
- Musicians from Paris
- 20th-century French composers
- 20th-century French male musicians
- French composer stubs