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Carl Gustav Verbraeken (born 18 September 1950 in
Works of Carl Verbraeken in the MATRIX catalog
1950 births Living people 20th-century Belgian classical composers 21st-century Belgian classical composers 21st-century Belgian composers Belgian male classical composers Belgian classical pianists Musicians from Antwerp People from Wilrijk Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels KU Leuven alumni Male pianists 20th-century Belgian pianists 21st-century Belgian pianists 20th-century Belgian male musicians 21st-century Belgian male musicians {{Belgium-composer-stub
Carl Gustav Verbraeken (born 18 September 1950 in Wilrijk
Wilrijk (; former, original spelling: ''Wilrijck'') is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp wa ...
, Belgium
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) is a Belgian composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
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.
Verbraeken studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels
The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (, ) is a historic conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. Starting its activities in 1813, it received its official name in 1832. Providing performing music and drama courses, the institution became renowned par ...
. He wrote more than 1000 works, including piano music, chamber music and orchestral works. From 2010 until 2023, he was president of the Union of Belgian Composers.
References
* Flavie Roquet: Lexicon: Vlaamse componisten geboren na 1800, Roeselare, Roularta Books, 2007, 946 p.,External links
* *Works of Carl Verbraeken in the MATRIX catalog
1950 births Living people 20th-century Belgian classical composers 21st-century Belgian classical composers 21st-century Belgian composers Belgian male classical composers Belgian classical pianists Musicians from Antwerp People from Wilrijk Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels KU Leuven alumni Male pianists 20th-century Belgian pianists 21st-century Belgian pianists 20th-century Belgian male musicians 21st-century Belgian male musicians {{Belgium-composer-stub