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Fernand Gillet

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French musician

United StatesMusiciansLived 1882 to 1980 · aged 97
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Fernand Gillet was a French and naturalized American oboist who is chiefly remembered for serving as the principal oboist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1925 to 1946. He is also known for his work as a teacher of woodwinds at several prominent institutions in the United States and Canada.

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Croix de Guerre

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Fernand Gillet was a French and naturalized American oboist who is chiefly remembered for serving as the principal oboist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1925 to 1946. He is also known for his work as a teacher of woodwinds at several prominent institutions in the United States and Canada. His Exercices sur les Gammes, les Intervalles et le Staccato is still a widely used instructional book for woodwind players at universities and conservatories. The International Double Reed Society holds an annual music competition named for him and a well known bassoonist: the Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox International Competition.

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Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1980 · aged 97
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6 languages

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