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Birthday of Jacques-Martin Hotteterre
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September 29, 2031
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (29 September 1674) Surnamed "Le Romain" on account of his having resided in Rome during his youth. Son of a celebrated wind instrument maker in Paris, he became a musician to the King of France. He played also the bassoon and the oboe. Teacher of aristocratic people, he wrote one method for the transverse flute, recorder, and oboe, published in 1707. His L'Art de préluder sur la flûte traversière was published in 1719.
