Philippe Rebille Philbert
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Philippe Rebillé dit Philbert (also Philibert, 1639 - after March 1717) was a French
flautist
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He is credited with the introduction of the one-keyed flute
to France in around 1667. He was made a court musician by Louis XIV of France
under the title of Musette de Poitou.
His wife Madame Philbert was involved in the Affair of the Poisons and was exedcuted in 1679 for having poisoned her first husband M. Brunet.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
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He is credited with the introduction of the one-keyed flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
to France in around 1667. He was made a court musician by Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
under the title of Musette de Poitou.
His wife Madame Philbert was involved in the Affair of the Poisons and was exedcuted in 1679 for having poisoned her first husband M. Brunet.