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Jean Absil

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Belgian composer, organist, and professor (1893-1974)

Person · Open Library

Born
1893
Died
1974
Works
21

Top works

  • Du rythme à l'expression
  • Alternances, pour piano, op. 140
  • Asymétries, pour 2 pianos, op. 136
  • Echecs
  • Feeries, pour piano, op. 153

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Belgium
Active from
1893-10-23
Active to
1974-02-02

Discography

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Listeners
299
Total plays
2,918

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Jean Absil (October 23, 1893 – February 2, 1974)[1] was a Belgian composer, organist, and professor at the Brussels Conservatoire. Absil was born in Bonsecours, Hainaut, Belgium. His teacher there was Alphonse Oeyen, organist at the basilica of Bonsecours. From 1913 he studied organ and harmony at the Brussels Conservatoire, but upon graduating, decided to concentrate on composition instead. In 1922 Absil won the Belgian Prix de Rome and in 1934 the Prix Rubens, which allowed him to travel to

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