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from 1954 until his death on 25 February 2020, at the age of 87.

Discography

*''11 Lieder'' (1964) *''La Vielle'' (1973) *''Maclotes, Passepîds Et Autres Danses de Wallonie'' (1976) *''L'Orchésographie De Thoinot Arbeau'' (1977) *''La Belle Vielleuse'' (1979) *''Tant Crie L'on Noël'' (1979) *''Oeuvres Symphoniques'' (1999)

References

1932 births 2020 deaths Hurdy-gurdy players 20th-century French musicians 20th-century French male musicians French expatriates in Belgium Musicians from Paris Musicians from Brussels {{France-musician-stub