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4 Frédéric Laine, “La classe d’alto de Théophile Laforge au Conservatoire,” Bulletin 1997 de l’Association des Amis de l’Alto , no. 23 (December 1997): 8–15.

8 Now the Orchestre de Paris.

9 Peter Neubert, “The Development of Viola Instruction at the Paris Conservatoire during the Nineteenth Century and the Evolution of an Idiomatic Style of Writing for the Viola as Seen through the Music of the Viola Concours , 1896–1918” (DMA diss., University of Kentucky, 2004), 93–94. 10 Lewis Foreman, liner notes to York Bowen: The Complete Works for Viola and Piano , Lawrence Power (viola) and Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano), Hyperion CDA67651/2, 2008, compact disc, 5.

5 Editor, L’Art musical , February 14, 1878.

6 Jules Garcin (1830–1896) studied violin with Jean Delphin Alard at the conservatory and later became Professor of Violin in 1875. His most notable stu dents include Théophile Laforge, Henri Marteau, and Jules Boucherit. 7 Eugène Sauzay (1809–1901) studied violin with Pierre Baillot (a student of Giovanni Viotti) and was a violinist to both King Louis-Philippe I in 1840 and Napoleon III. He became Professor of Violin at the conservatory in 1860.

11 Arthur Pougin, “Les concours du Conservatoire: L’Alto,” Le Ménestrel , no. 27 (July 6, 1907): 213.

C OMING S OON : The American Viola Society proudly announces its first recording

Scott Slapin and Yui Asano in premiere recordings by American composers

Frederick Slee Arthur Foote John Woods Duke Blanche Blood Ivan Langstroth Gustav Strube Maurice Gardner

Digital recording freely available to members and available for purchase from CD Baby, iTunes,Amazon, and other digital sites

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