Karel De Wolf

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Karel De Wolf (born August 27, 1952 in Popokabaka , Republic of the Congo (then still Belgian Congo), † February 23, 2011 in Leuven ) was a Belgian composer , conductor and musician .

At the age of 15 he began his music studies at the conservatory in Leuven , Belgium . In 1977 he completed his studies in Leuven in the subjects of music education , harmony , counterpoint and choral direction with honors. Then he studied violin , piano , trombone and tuba at the same institute . He then studied fugue and wind orchestra direction at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels .

After completing his studies, he became a lecturer in harmony at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven, Belgium, and conducted the wind orchestra of this institution.

Works

Works for wind orchestra
  • Four impressions
    1. Uit het Noorden
    2. Uit het Zuiden
    3. Uit het Oosten
    4. Uit het west
  • Baeckelandt en zijn bende
    1. Hanselijn
    2. In de torture chamber
    3. Mars naar het schavot
    4. Van Diemens Land
  • Ikebana
  • Suite over Hertog Jan van Brabant
  • Zes oude Vlaamse Dansen

literature

  • Wolfgang Suppan, Armin Suppan: The New Lexicon of Brass Music . Blasmusikverlag Schulz GmbH, Freiburg-Tiengen 1994, 4th edition, ISBN 3-923058-07-1
personal data
SURNAME De Wolf, Karel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian composer, conductor and musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Popokabaka , Democratic Republic of the Congo
DATE OF DEATH February 23, 2011
Place of death Lions