Peter Benoit

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Peter Benoit

Peter Leonardus Benoit (born August 17, 1834 in Harelbeke , † March 8, 1901 in Antwerp ) was a Belgian composer .

Life

Peter Benoit studied music at the Brussels Conservatory from 1851 to 1855 and from then on worked as a conductor (Park Theater) and composer, in particular for stage works and cantatas . In 1857 he was awarded the Prix ​​de Rome for his cantata Le Meurtre d'Abel . From 1858 he stayed in Germany for a long time (Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Dresden, Berlin, Munich). In 1861 he was appointed orchestra leader at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens . In 1867 he was appointed director of the Flemish School of Music (Vlaamsche Muziekschool) Antwerp, which received the status of a State Conservatory in 1898 and was henceforth called the Royal Conservatory .

Although Benoit mentioned Freemasons and the Grand Orient de France in Pour Don Carlos , he was not a Freemason himself.

He is buried in the Schoonselhof cemetery in Antwerp.

Works

Stage works

  • 1857 The Bergdorf (Het dorp in 't gebergte) Opera
  • 1859 Le Roi des Aulnes one- act opera
  • 1867 Isa opera in three acts
  • 1876 Charlotte Corday lyrical drama 5 acts
  • 1876 De Pacificatie van Gent lyric drama 5 acts
  • 1892 Karel van Gelderland lyrical drama 5 acts
  • 1893 Het Meilief pastoral singspiel 3 acts
  • 1895 Pompey Opera

Oratorios

  • 1865 Lucifer
  • 1868 The Schelde (De Schelde)
  • 1873 The War (De Oorlog)
  • 1889 The Rhine (De Rijn)

Cantatas

  • 1857 Le Meurtre d'Abel
  • 1875 De Leie
  • 1877 Rubens cantata
  • 1878 De Wereld in a children's cantata
  • 1880 De muze of divorce
  • 1886 Treur- en triomfzang of Conscience herdacht

Religious music

  • Ave Maria op. 1, dedicated to August Neithardt
  • Christmas fair (Kerstmis)
  • Fair solennelle
  • Te Deum
  • requiem
  • 1871 drama of Christ
  • Quadrilogy religieuse

Other works

  • Concerto for flute and orchestra Symphonic poem, opus 43a
  • Concerto for piano and orchestra Symphonic poem, opus 43b
  • Le Roi des aulnes
  • Opgewekt for oboe solo

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eugen Lennhoff, Oskar Posner, Dieter A. Binder: Internationales Freemaurer Lexikon . 5th edition 2006, Herbig Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7766-2478-6 , p. 125.

Web links

Commons : Peter Benoit  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Jan Dewilde: Benoit, Peter. In: Study Center Vlaamse Muziek. (English, bio and bibliography).
personal data
SURNAME Benoit, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benoit, Peter Leonardus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian composer
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Harelbeke
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1901
Place of death Antwerp