Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2011 Exploring the french flute school in North America: an examination of the pedagogical materials of Georges Barrère, Marcel Moyse, and René Le Roy Sarah Kate Gearheart Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation Gearheart, Sarah Kate, "Exploring the french flute school in North America: an examination of the pedagogical materials of Georges Barrère, Marcel Moyse, and René Le Roy" (2011). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 1082. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/1082 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please [email protected]. EXPLORING THE FRENCH FLUTE SCHOOL IN NORTH AMERICA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS OF GEORGES BARÈRRE, MARCEL MOYSE, AND RENÉ LE ROY A Monograph Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in The School of Music by Sarah Gearheart B.M., Wichita State University, 2003 M.M., Wichita State University, 2005 May 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I want to thank the members of my committee, Katherine Kemler, Alison McFarland, Griffin Campbell and Gabriel Beavers for their input and suggestions throughout the process of editing and completing this document. I am especially grateful for the guidance from my flute professor, Dr. Katherine Kemler who has provided a great deal of editorial suggestions throughout the entirety of this project. I also want to thank Christine Alicot, Mark Dannenbring and Henri Fromageot for their willingness to share their experiences and insight into the pedagogical influence of René Le Roy. Finally, I want to thank my husband and my family for their unending support and encouragement. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................ ii LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................v ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... vii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................1 TWO: BIOGRAPHIES OF BARRÈRE, MOYSE, AND LE ROY ...........................10 Georges Barrère ......................................................................................................10 Marcel Moyse .........................................................................................................15 René Le Roy ...........................................................................................................21 THREE: TONE PRODUCTION ................................................................................25 Georges Barrère‟s Pedagogy ...................................................................................25 Marcel Moyse‟s Pedagogy ......................................................................................27 René Le Roy‟s Pedagogy ........................................................................................32 Summary .................................................................................................................37 FOUR: ARTICULATION ..........................................................................................39 Marcel Moyse‟s Pedagogy ......................................................................................39 René Le Roy‟s Pedagogy ........................................................................................45 Summary .................................................................................................................51 FIVE: PHRASING AND VIBRATO .........................................................................53 Georges Barrère‟s Pedagogy ...................................................................................53 Marcel Moyse‟s Pedagogy ......................................................................................55 René Le Roy‟s Pedagogy ........................................................................................57 Summary .................................................................................................................60 SIX: TECHNICAL FACILITY ..................................................................................62 Georges Barrère‟s Pedagogy ...................................................................................62 Marcel Moyse‟s Pedagogy ......................................................................................65 René Le Roy‟s Pedagogy ........................................................................................69 Summary .................................................................................................................74 SEVEN: THE PERPETUATION OF THE FRENCH FLUTE SCHOOL .................76 Tone ........................................................................................................................76 Articulation .............................................................................................................78 Phrasing and Vibrato...............................................................................................79 Technical Facility....................................................................................................81 Conclusions .............................................................................................................82 iii REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................84 APPENDIX: LETTERS OF PERMISSION .....................................................................88 VITA ..................................................................................................................................97 iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 3.1. Marcel Moyse, De la sonorité: art et technique, p. 6.....................................28 Figure 3.2. Marcel Moyse, How I Stayed in Shape, p. 23 ................................................29 Figure 3.3. Marcel Moyse, The Flute and It’s Problems [sic], p. 6 ................................. 31 Figure 3.4. Marcel Moyse, The Flute and It’s Problems [sic], p. 7 ..................................32 Figure 3.5. Christine Alicot, Remembering René Le Roy, p. 44 .......................................33 Figure 3.6. Christine Alicot, Remembering René Le Roy, p. 44 .......................................33 Figure 3.7. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 62......................................................34 Figure 3.8. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 63......................................................34 Figure 3.9. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 64......................................................35 Figure 4.1. Marcel Moyse, Soussman’s Twenty-Four Daily Studies, p. 30 ......................39 Figure 4.2. Marcel Moyse, Soussman’s Twenty-Four Daily Studies, p.30 .......................40 Figure 4.3. Marcel Moyse, Soussman’s Twenty-Four Daily Studies, p. 30 ..................... 40 Figure 4.4. Marcel Moyse, Soussman’s Twenty-Four Daily Studies, p. 10 ......................40 Figure 4.5. Marcel Moyse, Twenty-Five Melodious Studies with Variations, p. 15 .........41 Figure 4.6. Marcel Moyse, Twenty-Five Melodious Studies with Variations, p. 16 .........42 Figure 4.7. Marcel Moyse, Twenty-Five Melodious Studies with Variations, p. 16 ........ 42 Figure 4.8. Marcel Moyse, Twenty-Five Melodious Studies with Variations, p. 18 .........43 Figure 4.9. Marcel Moyse, Twenty-Five Melodious Studies with Variations, p. 18 .........43 Figure 4.10. Marcel Moyse, Twenty-Five Melodious Studies with Variations, p. 19 .......43 Figure 4.11. Marcel Moyse, Twenty-Five Melodious Studies with Variations, p. 19 .......43 Figure 4.12. Marcel Moyse, School of Articulation, p. 4..................................................44 Figure 4.13. Marcel Moyse, School of Articulation, p. 5................................................. 44 v Figure 4.14. Marcel Moyse, School of Articulation, p. 5..................................................45 Figure 4.15. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 91....................................................47 Figure 4.16. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 91....................................................48 Figure 4.17. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 92....................................................48 Figure 4.18. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 92....................................................49 Figure 4.19. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 91....................................................49 Figure 4.20. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 93....................................................49 Figure 4.21. René Le Roy, Treatise on the Flute, p. 93....................................................50 Figure 4.22. Christine Alicot, Remembering René Le Roy, p. 42 .....................................50 Figure 4.23.