Léon Du Bois
Charles-Louis-Léon Du Bois (born January 10, 1859 in Brussels ; died November 19, 1935 in Boitsfort ) was a Belgian composer and organist . Du Bois (sometimes spelled Dubois) won first prize in the Belgian Rome competition in 1885 . From 1899 he was director of the music school of Leuven (Leuven). After the death of Edgar Tinel , he became director of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels in 1912 , a position he held until 1925. He composed several operas, including Son excellence ma femme (1884) and La revanche de Sganarelle (1886), a symphonic poem ( Atala ), octets for eight (chromatic) horns , etc. Volume 6 of the Les Maîtres contemporains de collection lorgue ("Contemporary Masters of the Organ") is dedicated to him.
literature
- Sandrine Thieffry: Du Bois, Dubois, Léon. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 5 (Covell - Dzurov). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2001, ISBN 3-7618-1115-2 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
Web links
References and footnotes
- ↑ Sound sample on YouTube
- ↑ urresearch.rochester.edu The eight volumes as PDF documents.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | You Bois, Léon |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Du Bois, Charles-Louis-Léon (full name); Dubois, Léon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1935 |
| Place of death | Boitsfort |