Rudolf Tillmetz (1 April 1847 – 25 January 1915) was a

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and pedagogue from

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. He was a great contributor to modern ideas on interpretation on the flute with his teachings and his technical writings. As a child Rudolf showed great promise as a musician and was provided a through musical education by his father, Franz Paul Tillmetz. After studying

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with Franz Barraga and music theory with Otto Muller he became a pupil of

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, who helped the young flutist establish his successful career. His first performance was in 1858 in Munich, when he was just 11 years old. In 1864 he was appointed first flute at the Royal Bavarian Opera Orchestra, directed by

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at the time. After teaching at the Royal Bavarian Cadetcorps for 12 years he was appointed flute teacher in 1883 at the Royal Music School.

Works

Some of Tillmetz's works are: For solo flute: * 24

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for the flute, Op. 12 * 26 studies in all

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* Melodic studies, Op. 21 * 30 studies in

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form, Op. 52 * 12 rhythmic exercises in duet form, Op. 54 For two flutes: * 28 Etudes Melodiques (en forme de duo), Op. 47 For flute and piano: * Album leaf, Op. 8 * Fantasiestuck, Op. 9 * Six easy solos, Op. 10 * Andante and

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, Op. 15 * Nocturno, alpine round, and rondoletta pastorale, Op. 17 * Six solo, Op. 28 * Six characteristic solos, Op. 32 * Lyric pieces, Op. 33 * Fantasie pastorale roumaine, Op. 34 *

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, Op. 50 For flute and

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: * Concert study for flute and orchestra, Op. 22 * Grand konzertstuck, Op. 23 * Hungarian fantasia, Op. 25 For flute,

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, and piano: * Nocturne, Op. 31

References

* Lorenzo, Leonardo de. ''My complete story of the flute: the instrument, the performer, the music.'' Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press, 1992.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tillmetz, Rudolf 1847 births 1915 deaths German Romantic composers German classical flautists Composers for flute Musicians from Munich 19th-century German musicians