Biography: François-Auguste Gevaert, François-Joseph Fétis, François-Joseph Gossec, Francois-Joseph Naderman, Frank Banta, Frank Bridge, Frank Chacksfield, Frank Culley, Frank De Vol, Frank Martin,

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François-Auguste Gevaert Biography, Photos, Pictures

Not just an organist, pianist and prize winning composer, Gevaert was a well traveled musician and teacher He received acceptance in Spain, Germany, Belgium, France and Italy especially impressing the royal families of Belgium and Spain

François-Joseph Fétis Biography, Photos, Pictures

As the son of an organist Fetis learned to play the organ as well as the piano and violin By 1821 he was a professor of organ at the Paris Conservatoy and became the librarian there in 1827

François-Joseph Gossec Biography, Photos, Pictures

Gossec’s music was a moving force in the musical culture of France for nearly seventy five years As a young boy he demonstrated a remarkable voice entering studies at the age of six, and becoming a chorister in Notre Dame Cathedral in Antwerp at the age of eight

Francois-Joseph Naderman Biography, Photos, Pictures

Jean-Francois-Joseph was the most famous and successful member of this family of musicians from Paris He studied and mastered the harp with Krumpholtz and was considered a virtuoso both in and out of France

Banter concerning historic pianists will sooner or later come around to Banta The early American musician Frank Banta was one of the nation’s first major recording artists

Frank Bridge Biography, Photos, Pictures

Bridge studied at the RAM and later became known as an excellent conductor and chamber musician His impeccable musicianship allowed him to undertake the most difficult material on short notice

Frank Chacksfield Biography, Photos, Pictures

Frank Chacksfield (b May 9, 1914, Battle, Sussex, England; d June 9, 1995) is a pianist and organist who had a series of hit singles in the ’50s, most notably with “Ebb Tide

Frank Culley Biography, Photos, Pictures

Frank Culley, who played both violin and sometimes stepped forward for a vocal, was a member of bandleader Fred Waring’s popular outfit in the ’20s and ’30s

Frank De Vol Biography, Photos, Pictures

Frank DeVol was never quite a “household name,” but for a few years in the 1960’s, his name came into millions of American households every week, sometimes more than once each week

Frank Martin Biography, Photos, Pictures

A Swiss composer whose compositional style can be described as shifting tonality: the chords are regular, but the center is always moving Similarly, the Petite Symphonie concertante utilizes a traditional classical setup of strings and a continuo made up of piano, harp, and harpsichord