Paul-Agricole Génin (14 February 1832, in

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– 22 December 1903, in Paris) was a French flautist and composer for flute. He was a student of

Louis Dorus Louis Dorus (born Vincent Joseph van Steenkiste; 1 March 1812 – 9 June 1896) was a 19th-century French classical flautist. Vincent-Joseph van Steenkiste, his real name, was instrumental in the adoption of the modern concert flute. He is the yo ...

and became first flute at the Théâtre-Italien (

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)

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. He is sometime confused with Pierre Génin, another flautist who emigrated to England.

Compositions and arrangements

''Carnaval de Venise'' opus 14, fantasia and variations for flute and orchestra. A reduction also exists for flute and piano. ''Fantasia on Themes from Verdi's "La Traviata",'' for flute and harp. ''Fantaisie sur "Faust" de Gounod No.1,'' for flute and piano.

References

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