| Genre Categories | Music history; Writings; Organology; French language |
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| Work Title | Guide pratique des sociétés musicales et des chefs de musique |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Guilbaut, E. |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
| Language | French |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
Deals at least in part with historical aspects of the Conservatoire National (later the Paris Conservatoire), its competitions (concours), instrumentations in the French wind bands, and there is a list of musical societies of the time. There is a section on the history of the various instruments (these are very short), a list of manufacturers of the time, and prices.
