Birth Chart
Paul Taffanel
Claude Paul Taffanel
Sun Taurus
Moon Taurus
Ascendant Cancer
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Taurus - 26°26' - in house 12
↣ Moon in Taurus - 25°35' - in house 12
↣ Mercury in Gemini - 11°48' - in house 12 - retrograde
↣ Venus in Cancer - 11°46' - in house 1
↣ Mars in Gemini - 20°44' - in house 12
↣ Jupiter in Pisces - 27°22' - in house 10
↣ Saturn in Aquarius - 07°19' - in house 8/9 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Aries - 05°05' - in house 10/11
↣ Neptune in Aquarius - 23°42' - in house 9
↣ Pluto in Aries - 23°13' - in house 11
↣ North Node in Sagittarius - 13°52' - in house 6 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Cancer - 05°04' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Pisces - 08°26' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Gemini - 11°37'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 12
↣ Moon in house 12
↣ Mercury in house 12
↣ Venus in house 1
↣ Mars in house 12
↣ Jupiter in house 10
↣ Saturn in house 8/9
↣ Uranus in house 10/11
↣ Neptune in house 9
↣ Pluto in house 11
↣ North Node in house 6
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon conjunction (0°50' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Jupiter sextile (0°56' applying)
↣ Sun and Saturn antiparallel
↣ Sun and Neptune square (2°44' separating)
↣ Moon and Jupiter sextile (1°46' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune square (1°54' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (8°56' separating) parallel
↣ Mercury and Saturn trine (4°29' applying)
↣ Mercury and North Node opposition (2°03' applying) antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (0°11' applying)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant parallel
↣ Mercury and Midheaven square (3°21' applying)
↣ Venus and Ascendant conjunction (6°43' applying)
↣ Venus and Midheaven trine (3°20' applying)
↣ Mars and Neptune trine (2°58' applying)
↣ Mars and Pluto sextile (2°29' applying)
↣ Mars and North Node opposition (6°53' separating)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (9°07' applying)
↣ Mars and Ascendant parallel
↣ Jupiter and Uranus conjunction (7°43' applying) antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Uranus sextile (2°14' applying)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant trine (4°18' separating)
↣ Uranus and Ascendant square (0°01' applying)
↣ Neptune and Pluto sextile (0°29' applying)
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (2°15' applying)
↣ North Node and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ North Node and Midheaven square (5°25' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Claude Paul Taffanel
- Chart date
- 17/05/1844
- Chart time
- 07:00
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record in hand what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Bordeaux, France - Latitude and longitude
- 44°50' North · 0°34' West
- Time zone
- 00:02 West
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About
Claude Paul Taffanel was a French flutist, conductor, and teacher, widely regarded as the founder of the so-called French Flute School. Over more than three decades he built a distinguished career as a soloist and orchestral player, restoring the flute’s importance in the repertoire and symphonic practice of the late nineteenth century.
As a professor at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1893, he revised methods and repertoire: replacing late‑Romantic pieces with works from the eighteenth century — including Bach — and reorganizing lessons to give individual attention to students, encouraging a smoother approach to phrasing and moderate use of vibrato. His pedagogical work left a lasting legacy, with exercises and methods that continued to be used by subsequent generations.
Taffanel also played a central role in Parisian musical life as conductor of the Opéra and the Société des Concerts; he was the first flutist to hold those posts and promoted premieres and contemporary composers such as Saint‑Saëns, while also encouraging the revival of early music. He composed works for flute and for wind quintet that remain in the canon, and his influence shaped the instrument’s technique and aesthetic in France and beyond.
