JEAN-LOUIS TULOU was Professor of Flute at the Paris Conservatoire from 1829 to 1856. He dominated flute-playing in Paris during the 1830s and 40s because of his superb playing, his Conservatoire post, and his connections in the instrument-making business.

In 1828 he began manufacturing flutes, and soon formed a partnership with Jacques Nonon (1802-p1867) which began supplying instruments to the Conservatoire in 1831.

In 1839-40 Tulou took part in an examination of Boehm's ring-key flute at the Paris Conservatoire, but it was not adopted at that institute largely because of his opposition. He felt that the Boehm flute's sound was "thin, without fullness, which sounded too much like an oboe", while his own instruments aimed to keep the "pathetic and sentimental tone of the instrument."

Born on the 12th of september 1786 in Paris being son of a bassoonist.
• His father played at the Opera in Paris and was one of the first teachers at the conservatory.
• Since 1796 studying at the conservatory with Wunderlich
• 1799 second award of the conservatory
• 1801 first award of the conservatory
• 1804 first flutist at the Opera in Paris
• 1813 successor of Wunderlich at the Grand Oper
• Played most of his lifetime on a 4-key flute.
• 1817 visit in London, not being very successful, because his stile didn't follow the british taste.
• Though being disappointed two additional visits (1824 and 1829) with the same result.
• On the 1st of january 1826 comeback at the Paris Opera after two years of touring through most of Europe.
• 1829-1856 professor at the Paris conservatory.
• 1831 opening of flute production with Nonon
• Some of his students were: Altes, Demersseman, and Gordon
• 1860 Knight of the Legion of Honor
• One of the flutes he used to play is to be foand at the museum of the conservatory in Paris.
• He wrote for the flute: 5 concertos, 52 duets, 15 Soli with orchestra, many fantasies and the "Méthode de Flûte", published 1835 in Paris
• He stayed a fanatic opponent of Böhms flute for all his life.
• Died on the 24th of july 1865 in Nantes, France

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