Jacques Hotteterre le Romain
- Born about 1680
- Solo flutist at the
royal chapel of
Ludwig the XIV. about 1700
- He's assumed to have been
the first flutist ever
at the Paris
opera (about 1697).
- Author of
Les principles de la
flûte traversière (1707)
- Was teacher of quite a lot of
aristocrats, making the
flute popular at the court
in France.
- Wrote quite a lot
for the flute
- Died in 1760
Last update: 17.02.2010