Flor Alpaerts [SEP] place of death
Flor Alpaerts
Flor Alpaerts (Antwerp, 12 September 1876 – Antwerp, 5 October 1954) was a Belgian conductor, pedagogue and composer. He graduated from the "Vlaamse Muziekschool" in 1901.
He was artistic director of the Peter Benoit Foundation, co-director of the Royal Flemish Opera and a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium. As a composer he became the leading Flemish impressionist, with the symphonic poem "Pallieter" (1921-1924).
Alpaerts left behind an extensive body of work.
dans van de zeven sluiers" (Salome's dance of the seven veils)
- "Shylock", opera in three acts (1910-1913)
Sources.
- Flor Alpaerts at CeBeDeM
External links.
- Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel now houses most works and manuscripts of Alpaerts, after the bankruptcy of CeBeDeM in 2015.
- Biography of Flor Alpaerts on SVM