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It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes.

Correct about his reedmaking....

but that's really secondary to his unique approach to phrasing and music-making in general, which he taught to oboists and non-oboists alike in his famous ensemble class at Curtis. Tabuteau, in turns out, influenced a whole generation of American musicians.

Laila Storch's book gives an excellent outline of this phenomenon. The list of quotes from former members of the Philadelphia Orchestra and noted soloists reads like a Who's-Who of American music.

Most of them speak in glowing terms of how "Tabuteau changed my life", or "Without Tabuteau, I wouldn't be the musician I am today".

BTW, it's worth noting that Tabuteau devised his new way of making reeds after he had been in the U.S. for several years--probably in response to the sound he was hearing (and competing against) in Philly.

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Edits: 03/14/11

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