Overview

Laila Storch is a world-renowned oboist in her own right, but her new book honors Marcel Tabuteau, one of the greatest figures in 20th-century music. Tabuteau studied the oboe from an early age at the Paris Conservatoire and was brought to the United States in 1905, by Walter Damrosch, to play with the New York Symphony Orchestra. Although this posed a problem for the national musicians' union, he was ultimately allowed to stay, and the rest, as they say, is history. Eventually moving to Philadelphia, Tabuteau played in the Philadelphia Orchestra and taught at the Curtis Institute of Music, ultimately revamping the oboe world with his performance, pedagogical, and reed-making techniques. In 1941, Storch auditioned for Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute, but was rejected because of her gender. After much persistence and several cross-country bus trips, she was eventually accepted and began a life of study with Tabuteau. Blending archival research with personal anecdotes, Storch tells a remarkable story in an engaging style.

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Author:   Laila Storch
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.402kg
ISBN:  

9780253349491

ISBN 10:   0253349494
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   01 April 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Compiegne and the Tabuteau Family 2. Paris Conservatoire: Tabuteau's Studies with Georges Gillet, 19021904 3. Arrival in America: Walter Damrosch and the New York Symphony Orchestra, 19051908 4. The Metropolitan Opera: Singers and Conductors of the Golden Age, 19081914 5. San Francisco Interlude: The Panama-Pacific International Exposition Orchestra, 1915 6. The Philadelphia Orchestra: The Stokowski Years, 19151940 7. Tabuteau as Soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra: 19151954 8. Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute of Music: 19241946 9. Lessons with Tabuteau: My Arrival in Philadelphia, January 1943 10. My First Year with Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute: October 1943May 1944 11. Tabuteau Conducts the Curtis Orchestra: Fall 1944Spring 1945 12. Tabuteau's Summers in Canada: Salmon Fishing in Nova Scotia 13. Another Year of Study with Tabuteau: 19451946 14. Summers in France: The Pingouinette; Back to Philadelphia, 1948 15. Tabuteau's Last Years at the Curtis Institute: 19461954 16. The Casals Festivals in Prades and Perpignan: 1950, 1951, and 1953 17. Tabuteau as Seen by His Philadelphia Orchestra Colleagues 18. Retirement in France: La Coustiero, 19541959 19. Tabuteau's Final Years in Nice: 19591966 20. Philadelphia Postlude: Tabuteau's Playing; His Musical Ideas and Influence Appendix 1. Introduction and Text Transcription for the Tabuteau-Wolsing CD Appendix 2. The Students of Marcel Tabuteau at the Curtis Institute of Music Appendix 3. The Tabuteau System: Essay and Outline by Marc Mostovoy Glossary of Terms Used by Oboists Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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[Storch's] personal descriptions of what it was like to study with this mercurial genius are absolutely fascinating; they provide indispensable glimpses for this generation of oboe students, not to mention future ones. Dan Stolper, Oboe Instructor, Interlochen Centre for the Arts

""[Storch's] personal descriptions of what it was like to study with this mercurial genius are absolutely fascinating; they provide indispensable glimpses for this generation of oboe students, not to mention future ones."" Dan Stolper, Oboe Instructor, Interlochen Centre for the Arts

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Laila Storch is Professor Emerita of Oboe at the University of Washington School of Music.

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