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Week of Jan 30th

  • Birthday of Johann Joachim Quantz

    Birthday of Johann Joachim Quantz

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    January 30, 2023

    Johann Johachim Quantz (Hanover 30 January 1697) was a German flutist, flute maker and Baroque music composer. He composed hundreds of flute sonatas and concertos, and wrote On Playing the Flute, a treatise on flute performance. His works were known and appreciated by Bach, Haydn and Mozart.

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  • Birthday of François Devienne

    Birthday of François Devienne

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    January 31, 2023

    François Devienne (Joinville, 31 January 1759) was a French composer and professor for flute at the Paris Conservatory. He was active in Paris as a flautist, bassoonist and composer, and played bassoon at the Paris Opera. He wrote successful operas in the 1790s, including Les visitandines (1792) which brought him much success.

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