Marcel Tabuteau
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Marcel Tabuteau (July 2, 1887 - January 4, 1966) is known as the founder of the American school of oboe-playing.
Tabuteau was born in Compiegne, France, was given a post with the city's orchestra at age eleven. He then studied at the Paris Conservatoire, and served as principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1915 to 1954. Tabuteau taught Oboe, Woodwind Ensemble, Orchestral Winds and Percussion Class, and String Classes at the Curtis Institute of Music from its founding in 1924 until his retirement in 1953.
Tabuteau's most notable pupils include John de Lancie and John Mack.