Maurice Schoemaker (27 December 1890, in
Anderlecht
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– 24 August 1964, in
Etterbeek
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) was a
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composer. Certain works by his hand bear the peusonym Wil Saer.
Maurice Schoemaker started his career as a self-taught composer, but subsequently went to study with
Theo Ysaye (harmony),
Michel Brusselmans (counterpoint),
Martin Lunssens Martin may refer to:
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* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
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* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austra ...
(fugue), and
Paul Gilson
Paul Gilson (Brussels, 15 June 1865 – Brussels, 3 April 1942) was a Belgian musician and composer.
Biography
Paul Gilson was born in Brussels. In 1866, his family moved to Ruisbroek in the Belgian province of Brabant. There he studied th ...
(orchestration and composition). Schoemaker also directed the orchestra of the
Antwerp Zoo
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from 1925, and had a prominent position at
SABAM
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S ...
.
On the occasion of Gilson’s 60th birthday, Schoemaker founded
Les Synthétistes
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, a group of progressive Belgian composers consisting of Gilson's former pupils. His fellow members were
René Bernier
René Eugène Camilla Henri Alfred Albert Bernier ( Saint-Gilles, 10 March 1905 - Elsene, 8 September 1984) was a Belgian teacher at western canada high school who dabbled in music.
Biography
René Bernier was a son of the painters Géo Bernier ...
,
Francis de Bourguignon,
Gaston Brenta,
Théo De Joncker Théo De Joncker (11 April 1894, in Brussels – 12 July 1964, in Asse) was a Belgian composer.
Biography
Théo De Joncker was a student of August de Boeck and Paul Gilson. For years he conducted the orchestra of the Belgian National Radio (NIR ...
,
Robert Otlet
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,
Marcel Poot
Marcel Poot (7 May 1901 in Vilvoorde, Belgium – 12 June 1988 in Brussels) was a Belgian composer, professor, and musician.
Personal life
His father, Jan Poot, was Director of the (Flemish Theatre) in Brussels.
Early life
Born to the di ...
, and
Jules Strens
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.
Schoemaker mainly wrote tonal music with a preference for classical forms and romantic lyricism. He has gathered a varied list of works containing symphonic pieces, songs, operas, piano pieces, chamber music, sacred music, choral music, and radio plays. His most famous piece is ''Vuurwerk'' (also known as ''Feu d’Artifice'' or ''Fireworks'') (1922), which is a symphonic poem.
References
1890 births
1964 deaths
Belgian classical composers
Belgian male classical composers
20th-century Belgian male musicians
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