Jacques-Jules Bouffil

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Jacques Jules Boufil (or Bouffil, Bouffils, Bonfil) (Muret, May 14, 1783 – Toulouse, November 1, 1868) was a French composer and clarinetist.

He was a pupil of Xavier Lefèvre at the Paris Conservatoire, gaining a First Prize in 1806, which until 1817 carried with it the award of a pair of French-made clarinets in B flat and C.Pamela Weston, More Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past, 1977, Fentone Music Ltd Northants England {{ISBN|0-9506259-1-4}}

His compositions for clarinet duet and trio are some of the most worthwhile written for the medium.{{according to whom|date=April 2018}} They are full-scale works of considerable substance and were doubtless intended for performance by professionals.

Discography

  • Shall-u-mo classical recordings CDC-1003[http://www.shallumo.com/index.html shall-u-mo publications website]
  • Trio Op.7 No.2 performed by Larry Combs, Paul Drushler, Allen Sigel

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Category:1783 births

Category:1868 deaths

Category:French classical clarinetists

Category:French Romantic composers

Category:French male classical composers

Category:19th-century French male musicians

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