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Alexander Voormolen
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Dutch composer (1895-1980)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1980
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle (1918)
- Stanzas of Charles II, for voice and small orchestra
- Suite de clavecin, pour piano (1921)
- Suite de clavecin, pour piano (1921)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Active from
- 1895
- Active to
- 1980
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 220
- Total plays
- 1,057
Tags
dutchClassicaldutch classicalmodern classical
Alexander Voormolen (Rotterdam, 3 maart 1895 - Leidschendam, 12 november 1980) was a Dutch composer. Voormolen studied piano with Willem and Marinus Petri and composition with Johan Wagenaar at the Toonkunst Muziekschool in Utrecht. Among the other students were Willem Pijper Jakob van Domselaer. In 1915 Voormolen left for Paris on invitation of the conductor Rhené-Bâton. In Paris he studied with Albert Roussel and met with Maurice Ravel and Frederick Delius. In 1923 he returned to the Netherlan
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Rotterdam
- Place of death
- Leidschendam
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Student of
- Johan Wagenaar
- Field of work
- music
- Image
- Alexander Voormolen - Onze Musici (1923).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1895-03-03
- date of death
- 1980-11-12
- Commons category
- Alexander Voormolen
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