Léon Jongen
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Born | Marie-Victor-Justin-Léon Jongen 2 March 1884 |
Died | 18 November 1969 | (aged 85)
Education | Liège Conservatoire |
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Léon Jongen (2 March 1884 – 18 November 1969) was a Belgian composer and organist.
Musical career
He was born in Liège, on March 2, 1884. His father Alphonse had an atelier there and worked as a woodcarver.[1] Jongen studied at the Royal Conservatory of Liège and was appointed as organist at the Saint-Jacques church of Liège after his graduation in 1898.[2] He left his post at Saint-Jacques church in 1908 in order to tour Europe with a piano quartet.[2] He eventually settled in Paris, becoming accompanist to the tenor Imbart de la Tour.[2] In 1913 he won the Prix de Rome with his cantata Les fiancés de Noël.
After the
Jongen composed symphonic works and operas. Even though he was a great admirer of the French romantic school and even knew some influence by César Franck, his musical style evolved towards more modernistic traits. He died in Brussels.
Selected works
- Étude Symphonique pour Servir de Prélude à l' Oedipe Roi 1908
- Roxelane 1920
- Suite Provençale 1926
- Suite Provençale No. 3 1926
- Campeador 1932
- In Memoriam Regis 1934
- Malaisie 1935
- Venezuela 1936
- Fanfare 1939
- Improvisation 1943
- Six Esquisses 1943
- Quatre Miniatures 1949
- Musique pour un Ballet 1954
- Divertissement en Forme de Variations sur un Thème de Haydn 1955
- Fanfare 1957 [5]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-945193-82-1.
- ^ .
- ISBN 978-0-674-00084-1.
- ^ "75 years of shared music" (PDF). Queen Elisabeth Competition. 2012.
- ^ "Klassika: Werkverzeichnis Léon Jongen (1884-1969)". www.klassika.info. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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