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Maurice André

1933 - 2012

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Maurice André (21 May 1933 – 25 February 2012) was a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field. He was professor of trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris where he introduced the teaching of the piccolo trumpet including the Baroque repertoire on trumpet. André has inspired many innovations on his instrument and he contributed to the popularization of the trumpet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice André is the 457th most popular musician (down from 359th in 2019), the 2,100th most popular biography from France (down from 1,878th in 2019) and the 18th most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Maurice André ranks 457 out of 3,175. Before him are Billy Gibbons, Eliso Virsaladze, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Carl Tausig, Scott McKenzie, and David Crosby. After him are Theodor Leschetizky, Alan Menken, Paul Desmond, Alexander Siloti, Milton Nascimento, and Buddy Rich.

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Among people born in 1933, Maurice André ranks 139. Before him are Sacha Distel, Joan Rivers, Joachim Meisner, Suchinda Kraprayoon, Sandra Milo, and Shigeo Yaegashi. After him are Katharine, Duchess of Kent, Luis Bacalov, Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Frits Bolkestein, Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma, and John Gurdon. Among people deceased in 2012, Maurice André ranks 107. Before him are John Connelly, Nora Ephron, Ignatius IV of Antioch, Sergio Oliva, Miljan Miljanić, and Scott McKenzie. After him are Dave Sexton, John Christopher, Tonino Guerra, Omar Suleiman, Giorgio Chinaglia, and Paddy Roy Bates.

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In France

Among people born in France, Maurice André ranks 2,100 out of 6,770. Before him are Victorine Meurent (1844), Pierre d'Aubusson (1423), Anne Jules de Noailles (1650), Rudolf Schmundt (1896), Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe (1640), and Omar Sy (1978). After him are La Goulue (1866), Philippe Petit (1949), Emmanuelle Seigner (1966), Ado of Vienne (800), Jean-Louis Schlesser (1948), and Guy Roux (1938).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Maurice André ranks 18. Before him are Louis Vierne (1870), Émile Waldteufel (1837), Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665), Jean-Pierre Rampal (1922), Jacques Dutronc (1943), and Marguerite Long (1874). After him are Michel Polnareff (1944), François Habeneck (1781), André Navarra (1911), Yann Tiersen (1970), Manitas de Plata (1921), and Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944).

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