Jules Mouquet

Jules Mouquet (, July 10, 1867 – October 25, 1946) was a French composer.

Biography

Jules Mouquet studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Théodore Dubois and Xavier Leroux. In 1896, he won the prestigious Prix de Rome with his cantata Mélusine. He went on to win another two composition prizes, the Prix Trémont (1905) and the Prix Chartier (1907). Mouquet became professor of harmony at the Conservatoire de Paris in 1913. One of his notable students was Léo-Pol Morin.

Works

Mouquet's main influences were the late Romantic and Impressionist composers. His best known work is probably his Sonata, Op. 15 La Flûte de Pan, composed in 1906, with versions for flute and orchestra, and flute and piano.

External links

Jules Mouquet | Classical Composers Database

20th-century classical composers

Prix de Rome for composition

French classical composers

French male classical composers

Conservatoire de Paris alumni

Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris

1867 births

1946 deaths

Composers from Paris

20th-century French composers

20th-century French male musicians