François-Auguste Gevaert
François-Auguste Gevaert is a Belgian type-setter born with Huysse close to Oudenaarde the July 31st 1828, and deceased the December 24th 1908 with Brussels.
His/her father was Boulanger and it envisaged to follow the same occupation. On warned councils, it was authorized to study the music.
It integrated in 1841 the academy of Ghent, where it followed the courses of Sommere and Martin Joseph Mengal. It was then named organist of the church Jesuit.
Its compositions drew the attention soon, and it gained a voyage two years at the time of a price. This voyage was delayed, time to produce its first opera.
It began its voyage in 1849. After a short stay in Paris, it went to Spain then to Italy. Several of its important compositions were produced in Paris, and in 1867, it succeeded Ludovic Halévy at the post of “Master of chorus” of the Académie of Music of Paris. In 1871 it was named with the direction of the Conservatoire of Brussels.
Although it succeeded in becoming an achieved type-setter, it had more success as a professor, historian, author and a lecturer on the music. Its many work includes celebrates it Nouveau treaty of instrumentation , a book of harmony and a Vade mecum for the organists. Its compositions count inter alia a dozen operas approximately (Quentin Durward, the Henriot Captain, etc), cantatas, songs.
However, its principal work is its contribution with the teaching of the music.
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