Jan Blockx

Belgian composer, pianist and teacher (1851–1912)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1851
Died: 1912
Works: 17

Top works

Princesse d'Auberge, opéra en trois actes et quatre tableaux, poème flamand
Thyl Uylenspiegel, drame lyrique en trois actes et quatre tableaux
La fiancée de la mer, drame lyrique en trois actes
La Fiancée de la mer, opéra, 3 acts
Die Meeresbraut

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Belgium
Active from: 1851
Active to: 1912

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 226
Total plays: 1,008

Blockx was a student of Peter Benoit at the Ecole de Musique, which later became the Flemish Music School. He later became a lecturer there and was adored by his students. He became the director of the Royal Flemish Music Conservatory in 1901 and was a member of the Royal Belgian Academy. His compositional style is a Belgian version of Romantic realism and he utilizes leitmotif, recitative and lyrical melodies. The debut of his first opera =Herbergprinses= (1896) is considered to be the beginnin

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