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(gés’stk) (rightly Go é, Go et or Go ez) (gés-sa), Franco is Joseph, Vergniers, Belgium, Jan. 17, 1734—Pa y, near Paris, Feb. 16, 1829; 1741-49 chorister Antwerp cath.; for 2 years he then studied vin. and comp.; Paris, cond. private orch. of La Poupliniére; then Sermier-général; 1754 he pub. his first symphonies (5 years before Haydn’s); 1759 his first string-quartets which became pop.; 1769 his ‘‘Me e des Morts” made a sensation (the ‘Tuba mirum” being written for 2 orch., one for wind. instrs., concealed, a new effect he repeated in his first oratorio); 1762 cond. of Prince Conti’s orch. at Chantilly; from 1764 prod. 3-act operas ‘‘Le Faux Lord,’2 etc., incl. succ. ‘‘Les Pécheurs” (Comédie It., 1766); 1770 founded Concerts des Amateurs; 1773 reorganised and cond. the Concerts cond. till 1777; Académie Gr. Opera); 1780-82 a ist. de Musique (later 1784 founded dir. 3 oratorios, etc.; Ecole Royale de Chant, the beginning of the Cons. of which (1795) he was an inspector and prof. of comp.; c. 26 symphonies, 3 symphonies for wind, “‘Symphonie concertante” for 11 insts., overtures, orch.; string-quartets, etc. Gottschalg (gét’-shalkh), Alex. W., Mechelrode, near Weimar, Feb. 14, 1827—Weimar, May 31, 1908; pupil Teachers’ Seminary, Weimar; succeeding Gépfer there later; court organist, teacher, editor and writer. (géts’-chélk), (1) Louis Moreau, New Orleans, La., May 8, 1829—Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 18, 1869; brilliant and original pianist and composer; studied in Paris; began c. at 10; c. operas, etc., and go pf.-pcs. of distinct and tropical charm. (2) Gaston, bro. of above, singer and for years teacher in Chicago.