Merri Franquin
Illustration — Merri Franquin, c. 1900 Merri Jean Baptiste Franquin (19 October 1848 in Lançon-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône – 1934 in Paris) was a French trumpeter, cornetist, and flugelhornist who was professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1894 until 1925. Franquin was a teacher of Eugène Foveau (1886–1957) who became professor of cornet at the Paris Conservatory in 1925.
Also recorded as Merri Jean Baptiste Franquin
Merri Franquin
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- 1848 · Bouches-du-Rhône.
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- France
- Occupation
- trumpeter · composer
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- Jean-Baptiste Arban
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Merri Franquin, c. 1900 Merri Jean Baptiste Franquin (19 October 1848 in Lançon-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône – 1934 in Paris) was a French trumpeter, cornetist, and flugelhornist who was professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1894 until 1925. Franquin was a teacher of Eugène Foveau (1886–1957) who became professor of cornet at the Paris Conservatory in 1925.
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Born at Bouches-du-Rhône in 1848, died in 9th arrondissement of Paris in 1934.
Training under Jean-Baptiste Arban is recorded. The recorded working language is French.
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