Gaubert: Works for Flute & Piano

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Philippe Gaubert

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Composer Biography

Philippe Gaubert, a French flautist and composer, was born in Cahors, France, on July 5, 1879.

Compositional Technique

Gaubert's Sonata No. 2 for flute and piano, published in 1920, was dedicated to his friend and colleague Marcel Moyse, a young flautist.

Composer Biography

In 1919, Gaubert was appointed professor at the Paris Conservatoire and shortly after became musical director of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire.

Composer Biography

Before the age of twenty, Gaubert had already earned the position of first flautist in the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire.

Compositional Technique

Gaubert's Sonata No. 1 for flute and piano, composed in 1917 and revised in 1918, is the most famous of his three sonatas, consisting of three movements.

Compositional Technique

The Sonata No. 3 for flute and piano, composed in 1933, was dedicated to the flautist Jean Boulze, first flautist of the Orchestre Lamoureux.

Compositional Technique

The Sonata No. 1 opens with a delicate "Modéré" movement, which seems to declare the composer's stylistic intent: a tranquil French modernism, a simplified Debussy-like immediacy, and charming musical patterns.