Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin

Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin (Toulon, 24 Mar 1693—Paris, 13 Jan 1768) was a French flutist, pioneer of the Flûte Traversière in Germany, composer, and flute-maker of the late Baroque period. Born in Provence, Buffardin was a flute soloist at Dresden Hofkapelle, the court orchestra of the Elector of Saxony in Dresden, from 1715 to 1749. He taught flutists [a840153], Pietro Grassi Florio, and [a95537]'s elder brother, Johann Jakob, whom he met in Constantinople circa 1710, accompanying the French Ambassador on a mission. Buffardin's [i]Sonata for Flute[/i] is the only certainly-attributed work. His [i]Concerto à cinq in E minor[/i] was written for his virtuosic student Quantz, who said of Buffardin: "Il ne jouait que des choses rapides: car c'est en cela qu'excellait mon maître." (Translation: "He only played fast pieces; for in that my master excelled.") Buffardin was also involved in making flutes. Later experts attributed some essential technical innovations to Pierre-Gabriel, such as developing a screw cork and experiments with the foot register.

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