François-Auguste Gevaert (1828 - 1908)
Belgique
BelgiqueFrançois-Auguste Gevaert (July 31, 1828 in Huysse, near Oudenaarde – December 24, 1908 in Brussels) was a Belgian composer.
His father was a baker, and he was intended for the same profession, but better counsels prevailed and he was permitted to study music. He was sent in 1841 to the Ghent Conservatory, where he studied under Édouard de Sommere and Martin-Joseph Mengal. Then he was appointed organist of the Jesuit church in that city.
Soon Gevaert's compositions attracted attention, an ... (Read all)
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His father was a baker, and he was intended for the same profession, but better counsels prevailed and he was permitted to study music. He was sent in 1841 to the Ghent Conservatory, where he studied under Édouard de Sommere and Martin-Joseph Mengal. Then he was appointed organist of the Jesuit church in that city.
Soon Gevaert's compositions attracted attention, an ... (Read all)
Source : Wikipedia
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