Jean Strauwen

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Jean Strauwen (born March 22, 1878 in Laeken , † January 4, 1947 in Brussels ) was a Belgian composer and conductor .

Life

Jean Strauwen completed his studies at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels with Edouard Jacobs ( harmony ), Gustave Huberti ( counterpoint ) and Edgar Tinel ( fugue ).

In 1907 he became conductor of the then well-known Belgian orchestra Le Cercle Instrumental in Brussels. With this orchestra he had considerable success and gave concerts regularly in the "Cirque Royal" and in the city park of Brussels. Most of the press reviewers were full of praise in their reports. Also in 1907 he became conductor of the fanfare orchestra Koninklijke St. Martinus Fanfare in Halle and held this position until 1946. With this orchestra, too, he won national and international awards. He also conducted the fanfare orchestras of Leval-Trahegnies and Ressaix .

In 1934 Strauven was appointed professor of harmony at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels and a little later director of the Nivelles Music Academy .

His compositions were initially dedicated to the symphonic orchestra, but later he concentrated on compositions for wind orchestra.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • Sur l'Olympe
  • Les exiles
  • Evocation d'Orient
  • Cortège du Sacré

Works for wind orchestra

  • Air de Ballet
  • Au Château de Beersel Fantasy
  • Brabaçonne de Concert
  • Cecilia
  • Cortège Solennel concert march
  • Cortège Allegorique
  • Echo Jubilaire
  • Fête Napolitaine Fantasy
  • Fiançailles
  • L'Ascension
  • L'Annonciation
  • La Myrrh et l'Encens
  • Laus Tibi Domine
  • Le Glas Funèbre funeral march
  • Léon XIII
  • Lourdes
  • Marche Interalliée
  • Notre Dame de Halle
  • Pâques Fleuris
  • Remember waltz
  • Sancta Familia
  • Thyrsis Suite in 6 movements
  • Trianon Gavotte

Chamber music

  • Cantilène for clarinet and piano
  • Capriccio for trombone and piano
  • Cavatine
  • Cavatine
  • Fantasia for trumpet and piano
  • Petit Caprice for trumpet and piano
  • Petite Valse-Caprice pour piano

Books and writings

  • Cours complet de solfège
  • Cours complet d'harmonie théorique

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flavie Roquet: Lexicon: Vlaamse componisten born na 1800 , Roeselare, Roularta Books, 2007, page 946, ISBN 978-90-8679-090-6
personal data
SURNAME Ostriches, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Laeken
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 1947
Place of death Brussels