Flor Peeters
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| Born | 4 July 1903 Tielen, Belgium |
| Died | 4 July 1986 |
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Franciscus Florentinus Peeters, Baron Peeters (4 July 1903 – 4 July 1986) was a Belgian composer, organist and academic teacher. He was director of the Conservatorium in Antwerp, Belgium, and organist at
Biography
Born and raised in the village of
Peeters would later collaborate with Van Nuffel and the institute's other professors, to produce the Nova Organi Harmonia. In 1923 he became an organ teacher at the institute; simultaneously he acquired the position of chief organist at the St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen, which he held for most of the rest of his life; Van Nuffel had already been choirmaster there for many years.
As an organist and pedagogue, Peeters enjoyed great renown, giving concerts and liturgical masterclasses all over the world. He also made recordings of sixteenth-, seventeenth- and eighteenth-century organ music; some of these have been reissued in recent years on compact disc. Most of his own pieces (he wrote well over 100) were for his own instrument, for choir, or for both. Among his many compositions is the well-known Entrata Festiva (opus 93) for choir, brass, timpani, and organ. Other works include Aria (opus 51) and Toccata, fugue and hymn on "Ave Maris Stella" (opus 28),
Peeters studied Renaissance music, particularly of the school of Flemish polyphony. This style was also absorbed into his music. In addition, he showed an interest in twentieth-century techniques such as polyrhythms and polytonality.[1]
He died on his eighty-third birthday; fifteen years before, he had been made a baron by King Baudouin of Belgium.
Pupils of Peeters include the American organist and composer Kathleen Thomerson.[2]
Selected recordings
- Flor-Peeters-Edition, Motette
Honours
- Knight Commander in the Order of Saint Gregory the Great.[3]
References
- ^ "Flor Peeters - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Kathleen A. Thomerson." The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press. Web. 15 Nov. 2018.
- ^ KBR, Brussel ref. Mu006 / Mus-Obj-390
External links
- Flor Peeters on Studiecentrum voor Vlaamse Muziek
- Further Biographical Details
- Nova Organi Harmonia
- Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel now houses most works and manuscripts of Peeters, after the bankruptcy of CeBeDeM in 2015.
Recordings
- Giuseppe Galante - Flor Peeters: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, Op.51: I. Allegro
- Giuseppe Galante - Flor Peeters: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, Op.51: II. Aria
- Giuseppe Galante - Flor Peeters: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, Op.51: III. Finale (Toccata)
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