Ghys, Joseph
Ghys, Joseph
Ghys, Joseph, Belgian violinist and composer; b. Ghent, 1801; d. St. Petersburg, Aug. 22, 1848. A pupil of Lafont at the Brussels Cons., he later taught in Amiens and Nantes, and, beginning in 1832, made concert tours in France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and northern Europe. He wrote Le Mouvement perpetuel for Violin, with String Quartet, a Violin Concerto, and other music for the violin.
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