Jacques Lancelot (24 April 1920 – 7 February 2009) was a French classical clarinetist.
Biography
Born in
Rouen
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,
France
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, he studied at the conservatoire of
Caen
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Conservatoire de Paris
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with Auguste Périer and
Fernand Oubradous
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, where he graduated in 1939. He is considered an exponent of the traditional French clarinet school with a clear and transparent sound.
For many years he was professor of clarinet at the conservatoire of Rouen, as well as at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon and at the " l'Académie Internationale de Nice". Frequently he served as juror in the
Geneva International Music Competition
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and the Conservatoire de Paris. He was a solo performer at the famous
Concerts Lamoureux
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and the
Garde Républicaine
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Its ...
, as well as a member of the "Quintette á vent Français", with:
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Jean-Pierre Rampal
Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal (7 January 1922 – 20 May 2000) was a French flautist. He has been personally "credited with returning to the flute the popularity as a solo classical instrument it had not held since the 18th century."
Biography
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Jean Françaix
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of which, in 1976, in his book "Clarinet", Jack Brymer wrote:
"A work for the future, possibly, when the instrument has developed further or the human hand has changed. At present, its roulades in the key of B major are beyond almost any player; but the work is a worthwhile challenge, and the A-clarinet would probably provide the answer."
Additionally, he gave the premieres of works by
Jean Rivier
Alexis Fernand Félix Jean Rivier (21 July 1896 – 6 November 1987) was a French composer of classical music in the neoclassical style.
The son of Henri Rivier, a co-inventor of Armenian paper, he composed over two hundred works, including musi ...
,
Roger Calmel
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Originally from the Languedoc, he undertook his first musical studies in Béziers, in particular with Paul Fouq ...
, Bernard Beugnot and others.
A clarinet competition bears its name : "Jacques Lancelot International Clarinet Competition". Lancelot also worked with
Buffet
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to develop their Festival clarinet model.
He has a considerable discography on
Erato
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International Clarinet Association
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