Marcel Poot

Marcel Poot (born May 7, 1901 in Vilvoorde , † June 12, 1988 in Ixelles / Elsene (Brussels)) was a Belgian composer .

Life

Marcel Poot, son of Jan Poot, director of the Vlaamse Schouwburg , the Flemish Theater in Brussels , studied organ at the Brussels Conservatory with Gerard Nauwelaarts , composition and instrumentation with Arthur De Greef , José Sevenans , Martin Lunssens , Lodewijk Mortelmans , and at the Conservatory in Antwerp . He was a private student of composition with Paul Gilson . He also studied with Paul Dukas at the École Normale de Musique de Paris .

After completing his studies, he was initially a music teacher, music reviewer and freelance composer. In 1925 he founded the group Les Synthétistes with individual former students of Gilson . Similar to the Russian group of five and in France the Groupe des Six , such a group should also establish itself in Belgium and exert a corresponding influence on art and musical life. The aim of this group was to join forces in order to counter the conservative musical life with well-founded contemporary works. Other members of this group were: René Bernier , Francis de Bourguignon , Théo de Joncker , Maurice Schoemaker , Jules Strens and Robert Otlet . With his Vrolijke Ouverture (Merry Overture) , composed in 1934 and dedicated to Paul Dukas , he spontaneously became known beyond the borders of Belgium .

Poot was also active as a publicist for 15 years, he was with Paul Gilson co-founder and editor of La Revue Musicale Belgium and music editor of the daily newspaper Le Peuple .

From 1939 he was a lecturer and professor for counterpoint and harmony at the Conservatory in Brussels, and in 1949 he succeeded Léon Jongen as director. He held this office until 1966.

Poot founded the Union of Belgian Composers in 1960 and was the first to chair it. At the International Queen Elisabeth Competition he was chairman of the jury from 1963 to 1980 and wrote several commissioned works for the competition. From 1969 to 1976 he was rector of the elite boarding school for young musicians, the Chapelle Musicale Elisabeth . He was a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Arts of Belgium .

Works

Works for orchestra 1929 Symphony n ° 1 for large orchestra 1930 musiquette for piano and orchestra 1931 Fugato 1934 Vrolijke Overture 1935 Allegro symphonique 1936 Fantaisie rythmique 1937 Danse laudative 1937 Impromptu en forme de rondo for chamber orchestra 1938 Légende épique for piano and orchestra 1938 Symphony n ° 2 1942 Concertstuk for violoncello and orchestra 1944 Fantasia for chamber orchestra 1945 Icare for mixed choir and orchestra 1947 Rhapsody 1952 Divertimento for small orchestra 1952 Symphony n ° 3 1953 Moto perpetuo 1955 ballad for violin and orchestra 1957 Fête à Thélème for chamber orchestra 1959 Concerto for piano and orchestra 1960 Pygmalion 1960 Deux mouvements symphoniques 1962 Suite en forme de variations 1963 Musique pour cordes for string orchestra 1966 Concerto for 4 pianos and orchestra 1966 Engelse suite 1970 Symphony n ° 4 1971 Concertino for violoncello and orchestra 1973 Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra 1974 Symphony n ° 5 1975 Concerto n ° 2 for piano and orchestra 1976 symphonic ballad 1977 Concerto for clarinet and orchestra 1978 Symphony n ° 6 1979 Millennium for 4 saxophones and orchestra 1980 Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra 1982 Symphony n ° 7

Works for wind orchestra 1923 Variations en forme de danses 1926 Charlot Symphonic Sketches 1930 jazz music 1940 Suite for wind instruments and percussion 1946 Mouvement symphonique 1952 Overture rhapsodique 1959 Overture de concours 1968 Musique de concert 1980 Vrolijkheid in brass for brass band Vlaamse Rhapsody Bacchants Choral music 1948 attribute for mixed choir 1933 Chanson bachique for male choir

Web links

• Works by and about Marcel Poot in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Curriculum vitae and selection of works on the CeBeDeM website ( Memento from May 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )