Antoine Mahaut (1719, in

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– c. 1785) was a Flemish flautist, composer, and editor. He probably learned his trade from his father who was also a flautist, and entered the service of Bishop of Strickland at the age of fifteen, with whom he travelled to London. The composer returned to Namur in 1737, where he served the wife of Walter de Colijaer until 1739. Mahaut spent his early composing career in

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and

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, and his middle to late career in France. His symphonic style is similar to

Johann Stamitz Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz (Czech: Jan Václav Antonín Stamic; 18 June 1717 – 27 March 1757) was a Bohemian composer and violinist. His two surviving sons, Carl and Anton Stamitz, were composers of the Mannheim school, of which Johann ...

, who most likely taught him how to compose, while he was at Mannheim. Mahaut influenced

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and

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. He was important as a symphonist in France and composed flute duets and trios and Dutch songs as well. He flourished in France, composing in a classical style and he died there in 1785 at the age of 65. Mahaut's work enjoyed a lot of publications during the composers life. Aside of musical works, he also wrote a flute method titled ''Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre en peu de temps а jouer la flute traversière:Nieuwe manier om binnen korten tijd op de dwarsfluit te leeren spelen''. A monthly magazine titled ''Maandelijks musikael tijdverdrijf'' was also published by him. It featured his aria's and songs, which were written in an Italian style.Antoine Mahaut at ''Muziekbus''

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* 1720s births 1785 deaths French Classical-period composers French classical flautists French male classical composers 18th-century classical composers Flemish composers People from Namur (province) 18th-century French composers 18th-century French male musicians {{Europe-composer-stub