The Babel Flute

Jean Louis Tulou (Paris, September 12, 1786). His father, Jean Pierre, played the bassoon in the orchestra at Paris Opera. At ten, he entered the Conservatory as a student, where received lessons by Wunderlich. Considered as one of the best flutist of his generation, he was acclaimed for the perfect tune, the beautiful sound, the inimitable grace and refinement of his expression. Principal flutist at the Opéra Italienne, then succeeded to the position of his master Wunderlich at the Grand Opéra.