Émile Wambach
Émile Xaver Wambach (born November 26, 1854 in Arlon , † May 6, 1924 in Antwerp ) was a Belgian composer, conductor and music teacher.
The son of a bassoonist first had lessons from his father, studied from 1866 at the Brussels Conservatory with Jean Baptiste Colyns and from 1868 at the Flemish Music School in Antwerp, where Peter Benoit and Joseph Callaerts were among his teachers. In 1894 he became conductor at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp. From 1900 he taught harmony at the Koninklijk Vlaams Conservatorium , which he directed from 1912 until his death. In addition, from 1902 he was inspector of the Belgian music schools.
Among other things, Wambach composed four operas (including Quinten Massys , 1899, about the painter of the same name ), four oratorios (including Mozes op de Nijl , 1881, and Jeanne d'Arc , 1909), the cantatas Ode aan Rubens (1877), Aan Belgenland (1905) and Huldezang (1920), a Te Deum (1886), a Stabat Mater (1901) and the symphonic poem Aan de boorden van de Schelde . His students included u. a. Karel Candael and Lodewijk de Vocht .
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| SURNAME | Wambach, Émile |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wambach, Émile Xaver (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian composer, conductor and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arlon |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 1924 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |