Cyriel van den Abeele

Cyriel van den Abeele (also: Cyrille van den Abeele ; born January 14, 1875 in Ursel , † November 2, 1946 in Gent ) was a Belgian organist and composer . He was known for his improvisation skills on the organ.

Life

Cyriel van den Abeele received his first music lessons from his father, the organist Hyppoliet van den Abeele. He attended high school in Eeklo . From 1883 he studied organ with Jozef Tilborghs (1830–1910) and his assistant Adolphe D'Hulst (1851–1916), theoretical harmony with Paul Lebrun (1863–1920), practical harmony and figured bass with Frans Van Avermaete at the Conservatory in Ghent and composition with Adolphe Samuel . In 1885 he won first prizes in these subjects. In 1886 he also won a first prize for a fugue. In 1887 he graduated in organ with the rarely granted diplôme de capacité .

In 1899 he took part in the Prix de Rome with Ernest Brengier with the cantata Bruiloftsklokken ("Wedding Bells ") without success . He published the first songs in Heyndrickx's student song book that same year. In 1901 Cyriel succeeded Désiré Van Reysschoot as organist at St. Sint-Niklaaskerk in Ghent . He was highly valued for his improvisational skills, and the Sunday services in Sint-Niklaas were an attraction for music lovers in Ghent and the surrounding area. In 1902 it was perceived as a minor scandal in Ghent that the French-speaking director of the Conservatory, Emile Mathieu, appointed the French-speaking organist Léandre Vilain to the vacant organ professorship and not the Flemish van den Abeele, who was much appreciated in Ghent. This disregard was also discussed in the local press. Among other things, his Catholic nationalism was cited as a reason for his resignation. To make ends meet financially, he and his wife opened a grocery store and traveled the country as a sales representative. But he still had private music students and eventually got a job as a music teacher at the Josephite School in Melle . During this time he stopped composing. Lambrecht Lambrechts published a biography of Cyriel van den Abeeles in 1926. Here he asks him to compose again and to pass on his improvisational art in an improvisation course. In fact, he began composing again in the 1920s. Shortly before his death in 1946, he gave another improvisational concert for the officers of the Liberation Army.

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Cyriel van den Abeele's creative years were between 1895 and the year of his marriage in 1904, and again from the 1920s. He wrote piano and chamber music as well as some works for orchestra. His church music - cantatas, motets and masses - were published as music supplements in the music magazine Musica sacra . An Andante con espressione and a Scherzando fantasia were published for organ . The style of his church music is classical, that of his chamber and orchestral music is based on Richard Wagner. His family donated a large part of his compositions to the library of the Conservatory in Antwerp.

Orchestral works

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Symphony in E major
Symphony. Andante molto tranquillo in F major
Two orchestral works, 1921

Choir

Ave Maria for 2 sopranos, alto, baritone and piano
Het kickt e klêe, klêe kloksken for choir with piano, organ or quartet
Mariaspel [ Marienspiel ] for choir and orchestra
Mass for three equal voices, brass and organ, 1898
Mass for mixed choir and orchestra
Missa Ave maris stella for four-part mixed choir a capella
Regina coeli for choir and orchestra
Tantum ergo for choir and orchestra
Te deum for choir and orchestra
Cantata Holstraat (celebratory song) for choir and orchestra

Salve Regina , 1927
an unfinished oratorio for choir, soloists and orchestra

Chamber music

Sonata for violin and piano, only Adagio has survived
Zuchting. Andante for solo violin, string quartet and piano

Works for keyboard instruments

Allegro con fuoco
Allegro moderato for piano, 1938
Andante con espressione for organ or harmonium, 1912
Sonata for piano or harmonium
Suite for piano, 1939

Works for voice and piano

Adeste fideles

Successful hours. Incipit: Liefken, ranken, as de lente met hair levenslust.
Kent gij uw Vlaanderland
Moederklacht for soprano and piano

Moet ik U . Text: Emiel Kersten. In: Het Vlaamse lied, 1938: 5
O! Land ..., for voice and piano
Op 't Kerkhof
Rookers song. Text: J. Vuylsteke

Waai nu zoetjes, o zoete wind. Text. Emiel Kersten

literature

Lambrecht Lambrechts: Cyrille van den Abeele. In: Muziekwarande: tijdschrift voor muziekminnende Vlamingen . Vol. 5, 1926, no. 8, p. 169-174. Brussels
G. van den Abeele : ABEELE, Cyriel van den (1875-1946). In: Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek [National Biographical Dictionary]. Volume I. Editor: Koninklijke vlaamse Academiën van Belgieë [Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium]. Brussels 1964 (Dutch)
Cyriel Van den Abeele (1875–1946) en het orgel van de Sint-Niklaaskerk in Ghent . [Cyriel van den Abeele and the organ of the St. Nicholas Church in Gent]. In: Organ Art, Vol. 27, 2004, no. 2, p. 99-109 (Dutch)
Geertrui Vandenabeele, Jan L. Broeckx (1920 - 2006, promoter): Stijlkritische analyze en karakterisering van de motetten van Cyriel Van den Abeele (1875-1946) , dissertation, Hoger Instituut voor Kunstgeschiedenis en Oudheidkunde, University of Ghent, 1975 (Dutch)

Recordings

Cyriel Van den Abeele: Sonata II in F major. On: Laarnse organ splendor . Frank Heye, organ. 2009

Web links

Cyriel van den Abeele page at SVM the Study Center for Vlaamse Muziek , with a short biography of Annelies Focquaert, bibliography and other texts
Ave Maria image, midi file and ´biography
Sheet music and audio files by Cyriel van den Abeele in the International Music Score Library Project

Digital copies

^ Andante con espressione as a digital copy at the IMSLP

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c G. van den Abeele: ABEELE, Cyriel van den (1875–1946) . In: Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek (ed.): Koninklijke vlaamse Academiën van Belgieë . tape I . Brussels 1964, p. 1 f . (Dutch).

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Annelies Focquaert: Van den Abeele, Cyriel. Study center voor Vlaamse Muziek, accessed on April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Karel Heyndrickx: Student songs book . Brussels January 1, 1899, OCLC 67976903 .

↑ Lambrecht Lambrechts: Cyrille Van den Abeele . In: Muziek-Warande . Volume 5, No. 8 , August 1, 1926, p. 169-174 . (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Largo. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Symphony. January 1, 2000, accessed April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Symphony: en mi majeur. January 1, 2000, accessed April 24, 2017 (French).

^ Cyriel van den Abeele: Symphony. Andante molto tranquillo in F major. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Mariaspel. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Mis voor gemengd koor en orkest. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Regina Coeli. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Tantum ergo. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Te Deum. January 1, 2000, accessed April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Cantate Holstraat (Feestzang) voor koor en orkest. Score: 1; Text: 1; tenor: 1; clarinet: 3; alto: 1; trombone: 4 . sn, Sl January 1, 2000, OCLC 915838150 .

^ Salve regina. January 1, 1927; Retrieved April 24, 2017 (Latin).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Verzuchting. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

^ Cyriel van den Abeele: Allegro con fuoco. Retrieved April 25, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Sonata for piano or harmonium. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Adeste fideles. Retrieved April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Gelukkige stonden. Retrieved April 25, 2017 (Dutch).

^ Cyriel van den Abeele: Kent gij uw Vlaanderland. Retrieved April 25, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Moederklacht. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

^ Moet ik U. Retrieved April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: O! Country .... Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

^ Cyriel van den Abeele: Op 't Kerkhof. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele: Rookers song. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Cyriel van den Abeele, Emiel Kersters: Waai nu zoetjes. Retrieved April 25, 2017 (Dutch).

↑ Lambrecht Lambrechts: Cyrille van den Abeele . In: Muziekwarande: tijdschrift voor muziekminnende Vlamingen . tape 5 , no. 8 . Brussels 1926, p. 169-174 .

^ Jan Van Mol: Cyriel Van den Abeele (1875–1946) en het orgel van de Sint-Niklaaskerk in Gent . In: Organ Art . tape 27 , Jan. 1, 2004, OCLC 915902928 , p. 99 .

↑ muziekcentrum.be | Frank Heye, Josse Boutmy, Louis Claude d'Aquin, André Raison, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet de Gand, Dietrich Buxtehude, Justin Heinrich Knecht, Johann Pachelbel, Cyriel Van den Abeele, Peter Cornet, Georg Muffat, Antonio Valente, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Hugo Distler: Laarnse organ splendor. Kunstenpunt - Een fusie van Muziekcentrum Vlaanderen ,, accessed on April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

personal data
SURNAME	Van den Abeele, Cyriel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Van den Abeele, Cyrille
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 14, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ursel (Belgium)
DATE OF DEATH	November 2, 1946
Place of death	Ghent

[18] Andante con espressione as a digital copy at the IMSLP

[:1-1] G. van den Abeele: ABEELE, Cyriel van den (1875–1946) . In: Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek (ed.): Koninklijke vlaamse Academiën van Belgieë . tape I . Brussels 1964, p. 1 f . (Dutch).

[:0-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Annelies Focquaert: Van den Abeele, Cyriel. Study center voor Vlaamse Muziek, accessed on April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

[3] Karel Heyndrickx: Student songs book . Brussels January 1, 1899, OCLC 67976903 .

[4] Lambrecht Lambrechts: Cyrille Van den Abeele . In: Muziek-Warande . Volume 5, No. 8 , August 1, 1926, p. 169-174 . (Dutch).

[5] Cyriel van den Abeele: Largo. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[6] Symphony. January 1, 2000, accessed April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

[7] Symphony: en mi majeur. January 1, 2000, accessed April 24, 2017 (French).

[8] Cyriel van den Abeele: Symphony. Andante molto tranquillo in F major. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[9] Cyriel van den Abeele: Mariaspel. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[10] Cyriel van den Abeele: Mis voor gemengd koor en orkest. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[11] Cyriel van den Abeele: Regina Coeli. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[12] Cyriel van den Abeele: Tantum ergo. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[13] Te Deum. January 1, 2000, accessed April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

[14] Cyriel van den Abeele: Cantate Holstraat (Feestzang) voor koor en orkest. Score: 1; Text: 1; tenor: 1; clarinet: 3; alto: 1; trombone: 4 . sn, Sl January 1, 2000, OCLC 915838150 .

[15] Salve regina. January 1, 1927; Retrieved April 24, 2017 (Latin).

[16] Cyriel van den Abeele: Verzuchting. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[17] Cyriel van den Abeele: Allegro con fuoco. Retrieved April 25, 2017 (Dutch).

[19] Cyriel van den Abeele: Sonata for piano or harmonium. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[20] Cyriel van den Abeele: Adeste fideles. Retrieved April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

[21] Cyriel van den Abeele: Gelukkige stonden. Retrieved April 25, 2017 (Dutch).

[22] Cyriel van den Abeele: Kent gij uw Vlaanderland. Retrieved April 25, 2017 (Dutch).

[23] Cyriel van den Abeele: Moederklacht. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[24] Moet ik U. Retrieved April 24, 2017 (Dutch).

[25] Cyriel van den Abeele: O! Country .... Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[26] Cyriel van den Abeele: Op 't Kerkhof. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[27] Cyriel van den Abeele: Rookers song. Retrieved April 26, 2017 (Dutch).

[28] Cyriel van den Abeele, Emiel Kersters: Waai nu zoetjes. Retrieved April 25, 2017 (Dutch).

[29] Lambrecht Lambrechts: Cyrille van den Abeele . In: Muziekwarande: tijdschrift voor muziekminnende Vlamingen . tape 5 , no. 8 . Brussels 1926, p. 169-174 .