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"Une flûte en cristal. Les flautes de vidre de Claude Laurent (1774-1849)". Montserrat Gascón.
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2017
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Abstract
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Claude Laurent (1774-1849), a Parisian watchmaker, patented an instrument that captivated musicians and aristocrats alike throughout Europe: a flute of glass and silver, which delighted even Napoleon Bonaparte and the Czar of Russia Alexander I.
The genius of his flute was not limited to the material used to make it, however, but also involved the fact that, in order to integrate the mechanism within the glass, Laurent devised a system for attaching the keys which is still used today in the making of wind instruments.
The second volume is a descriptive catalogue of the extant Laurent instruments.
ARTICLES
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THE BABEL FLUTE. "Las flautas de cristal de Claude Laurent y sus aportaciones al desarrollo de la flauta travesera". December, 20 2022. VII Edition.
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BAGÁN, H; MAGKANAS, G; GASCÓN, M; GARCÍA, J.F.
“Material characterization and functional implications of a Claude Laurent glass flute”. Microchemical Journal. Vol. 155, junio 2020, nº 104734. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2020.104734.
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LE LARIGOT. Bulletin de l'Association des Collectionneurs d'Instruments à Vent, nº 61, april 2018, p. 34-48.
"À la recherche de Claude Laurent"
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MONTSERRAT GASCÓN CASTILLO. Las flautas de cristal de CLaude Laurent. Editorial Círculo Rojo. ISBN 978-84-1111-360-1. 323 pages
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REVISTA CATALANA DE MUSICOLOGIA
Volum 9, 2017, p. 197-219.
"Les flautes de vidre del Museu de la Música de Barcelona (1839 i 1849"
Full text:
https://publicacions.iec.cat/repository/pdf/00000244/00000030.pdf
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TODO FLAUTA. Revista oficial de la Asociación de Flautistas de España
Nº 7, march 2013, p. 25-29.
"Aubade para flauta sola de Marius Flothuis. Un estreno en el campo de concentración de Vught"
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REVISTA MUSICAL CATALANA
Nº 318, april 2011, p. 4-7.
"Les flautes de vidre de Claude Laurent. Una joia del romanticisme"
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TODO FLAUTA. Revista oficial de la Asociación de Flautistas de España
Nº 4, september 2011, p. 26-31.
"Las flautas de cristal de Claude Laurent. Belleza y fragilidad en un instrumento singular"
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