Download or read book Taffanel written by Edward Blakeman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Taffanel (1844-1908) is essentially the father of modern flute playing. Drawing on previously unavailable material from a private archive in Paris, Blakeman describes and evaluates Taffanel's life, career, and works, with particular reference to his influence as founder of the modern French School of flute playing.