Eugène Foveau (26 November 1886 – 5 January 1957) was a French trumpeter and

cornet The cornet (, ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B, though there is also a sopr ...

ist. He was professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1925 to 1947.

Life

Born in Dijon, Foveau is a former student of Merri Franquin at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1907, he won a First Prize for trumpet. In 1925, he succeeded Alexandre Petit in his cornet class. In 1945 he took over the direction of a trumpet class.

Marcel Caens Marcel Caens (1919 – November 2006) was a French classical trumpeter. Early life Born in Honfleur, Caens began studying the cornet at Villedieu-les-Poêles with Michel Havard. Career In 1937, he joined the army and met Bourvil and Louiguy (c ...

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Roger Delmotte Roger Delmotte (born 20 September 1925) is a French classical trumpeter. Life Born in Roubaix, Delmotte first played the flugelhorn, a wind instrument, in a French wind musical ensemble. After his first studies with Maurice Leclercq at the Rouba ...

were some among his many students. Foveau died in Paris at age 70.

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