Flor Peeters
Flor Peeters ( born July 4, 1903 in Tielen ( Belgium); † July 4, 1986 in Antwerp) was a Belgian composer, organist and music teacher.
Life
Peeters came from a modest background, his father was a postman, but also sacristan and organist in the home parish. So Flor Peeters was familiar from childhood with church music. At the age of eight he was the father represented occasionally. During this time he also received violin lessons. Peeters attended high school in Herentals, he was also during this time piano and organ lessons, and Solfègeunterricht the organist of the College. Peeters studied from 1916 at the Institut Saint -Victor de Turnhout at Jozef Brandt, with whom he also studied harmony. From this period his first compositions. In 1919 he began studying at the Lemmens Institute in Oscar Depuydt in organ. He has already received his diploma in 1921, 1922 and 1923 Excellence Prize at the age of 20 he was awarded the "Prix Lemmens - Tinel ". He was Vice organist at the St. Rumbold 's Cathedral (Sint Rombout ) in Mechelen and gave his first concerts in Brussels. After the death of his teacher Depuydt Peeters was titular organist at St. Rombout. Strive to improve, he completed his studies in Paris with Marcel Dupré and Charles Tournemire.
Peeters was 1934 several concerts in Italy, 1936 in Paris. Remained tied to the Lemmens Institute, he expanded his educational field of activity and in 1931 Professor of Organ at the Royal Conservatoire (KC ) in Ghent and in 1935 at the Conservatory of Tilburg ( NL). After the death of his French teacher Tournemire this Peeters bequeathed the old organ console of the Church Ste- Clotilde in Paris, had played his compatriot César Franck at the already. 1948, Peeters organ professor at the Antwerp Conservatory until 1952, when he was given the management of the Conservatory, he left the Lemmens Institute.
In 1946 he undertook a successful concert tour of the United States of America ( there he returned nine times back ), 1962 Peeters received the honorary doctorate of the " Catholic University of America " in Washington. In 1955 he visited the Philippines, 1963, the USSR, Australia and New Zealand. In his career, Peeters gave more than 3000 concerts in all five continents.
1971 awarded him the King of Belgium the honorary title of baron and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven honorary doctorate. After his retirement in 1968, he was organist at Mechlin and took over on behalf of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs Flemish organ courses for foreign students, "Master Class Flor Peeters " called, held every two years.
Offices
Compositions (selection )
His oeuvre includes more than 130 opus numbers alone for organ, including major concert pieces, church music which are often based on Gregorian chant and numerous works with an educational character. In addition, he composed works for piano, chamber music, masses, cantatas, motets, a concerto for organ and orchestra, and choral works.
- Sinfonia per organo op 48
- Concerto for Organ and Orchestra, Op 52
- Concert Piece, Op 52a
- Suite with four trombone quartets op 82
- " Entrata Festiva, processional and recessional " for organ, 2 trumpets and 2 trombones; Timpani and chorus ad lib in unison. op 93
- " 30 short preludes on well-known hymns" for organ, Op 95
- Prelude, Canzona and Ciacona
- 60 Chorale Preludes
- Little Organ Book
Writings
- The Dutch organ music from the 16th to the 18th century.
- " Ars organic ": Theoretical s Practical organ method delen in drie.
Editions of early music
- Les maîtres anciens pour grand orgue néerlandais (1938-1945)
- Opera selecta per organo locust Cabanilles (1948 )
- 3 Choralvariationen by Pieter Sweelinck (1956 )
- Old organ music from England and France ( 1957)
- Early Netherlandish Masterpieces for Organ and Harmonium ( 1957)