Frédéric Devreese

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Frédéric (Frederik) Devreese (born June 2, 1929 in Amsterdam ; † September 28, 2020 ) was a Belgian composer and conductor . He was the son of the conductor and composer Godfried Devreese (1893–1972).

life and career

Devreese, born in Amsterdam in 1929, was initially educated by his father, who was also the director of the Mechelen Conservatory of Music . At the Royal Conservatory in Brussels he was in the composition class of Marcel Poot and he studied orchestral direction with René Defossez . After military service, he completed his studies at the Amsterdam Conservatory in the subjects of counterpoint and fugue, among others with Ernest Willem Mulder . He went to Rome to the old Accademia di Santa Cecilia and studied there with Ildebrando Pizzetti andFernando Previtali . He then went to the State Music Academy in Vienna , where he received his diploma in orchestral direction with Hans Swarowsky in 1956 .

In 1958 he worked for the BRT, where he initially realized television programs for the world exhibition in Brussels . After various intermediate positions, he finally became a producer and conductor at the Flemish TV BRT (Belgian Radio en Televisie). From 1965 to 1974 he was also a teacher at the Reich Institute for Theater and Culture in Brussels. As the conductor of several orchestras, including the Belgian Youth Orchestra, and the initiator of special television programs, he has campaigned for young musicians.

Devreese started composing relatively early. In 1949 he was awarded the City of Ostend Prize for his first piano concerto . His oeuvre is very diverse, he has been involved in numerous film and sound carrier productions.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1949 Concerto no.1 for piano and orchestra opus 5
  • 1951 Concerto for violin and orchestra
  • 1952 Concerto No. 2 for piano and orchestra
  • 1953 Deux mouvements pour cordes for string orchestra
  • 1953 symphony
  • 1955 Concerto No. 3 for piano and orchestra
  • 1956 Mascarade for orchestra
  • 1968 Un soir, un train for orchestra
  • 1970 Divertimenti per archi for string orchestra
  • 1973 Belle for string orchestra
  • 1976 Overture for orchestra
  • 1981 Prelude for orchestra
  • 1983 Concerto No. 4 for piano and orchestra
  • 1984 Benvenuta for orchestra
  • 1986 Gemini for orchestra
  • 1988 Ballade à Damien for children's choir, harmonica and strings
  • 1988 L'œuvre au noir for orchestra
  • 1989 Valse sacrée for orchestra
  • 1994 La partie d'échecs for string orchestra and piano
  • 1998 Benvenuta for alto saxophone, accordion and string orchestra
  • 1998 Concertino for violoncello, bandoneon and string orchestra
  • 1999 Canti for violoncello and orchestra
  • 2002 My name is Bach for string orchestra
  • 2003 Variations and theme for string orchestra
  • 2004 passage for orchestra
  • Berceuse & Finale for violin and string orchestra

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1986 Overture for band for wind orchestra
  • 1989 Masque for fanfare orchestra
  • 1991 Drie dansen for ten wind instruments

Chamber music

  • 1970 Suite for brass quintet
  • 1981 Suite n ° 2 for brass quintet
  • 1985 5 divertimenti for saxophone quartet
  • 2003 James Ensor Suite for saxophone quartet

Filmography (selection)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Devreese, Frédéric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Devreese, Frederik
SHORT DESCRIPTION Belgian composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam , Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH September 28, 2020