Louis Fleury

Louis Fleury (1878–1926) was a French flautist, pupil of Paul Taffanel at the Paris Conservatoire. Claude Debussy dedicated the piece for solo flute Syrinx to him, and Fleury performed the première.^[1] Fleury was a pioneer in the rediscovery of many forgotten Baroque flute compositions, and in commissioning new pieces by contemporary composers. He was a member of the Société Moderne des Instruments à Vent, which was set up for this purpose.

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^ "Parallel paths: historical-documentary and analytical contributions as a basis for the performance of Debussy’s Syrinx". http://www.gatm.it/analitica/numeri/volume2/n2/0en_2.htm. "The dedicatee of Syrinx, the flautist Louis Fleury, who also gave the première, jealously held onto the manuscript..."

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Name	Fleury, Louis
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Date of birth	1878
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Date of death	1926
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