Michel de la Barre

Portrait presumed to be Michel de La Barre, anonymous etching, private collection.

Michel de la Barre (c. 1675 – 15 March 1745) was a French composer and renowned flautist known as being the first person to publish solo flute music.[1] He played at the Académie Royale de Musique, the Musettes and Hautbois de Poitou and the courts of Louis XIV and Louis XV.[2]

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  1. "Elegant Playing Marks Historic-Flute Concert". The Atlanta Journal. 10 October 1988. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  2. Charles, Eleanor (19 May 2002). "Browsing in Private Gardens". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

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