Gevaert, François-Auguste
(1828–1908)
FRANÇOIS-AUGUSTE GEVAERTGEVAERT, FRANÇOIS-AUGUSTEFRANÇOIS-AUGUSTE GEVAERT [* 1828-† 1908] Few nineteenth-century authors on music possessed quite the breadth of interests and accomplishments that François-Auguste Gevaert commanded. After a successful career as an opera composer in Paris, Gevaert spent nearly half of his life as director of the Brussels Conservatory, a post he undertook with vigor and success. His writings range from scholarly studies of ancient Greek and early church music…