Jacqueline Fontyn
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Jacqueline Fontyn is a contemporary Belgian composer
, pianist and music educator. She was born in Antwerp, and has received the title of baroness from the King of Belgium in recognition of her many artistic contributions.
, and began piano studies at the age of five years old with Ignace Bolotin. At nine years old, she began to compose small pieces, and at the age of 14, she decided to be a composer
. She continued her piano studies with Marcel Maas and studied music theory
and composition with Marcel Quinet
in Brussels
and with Max Deutsch
in Paris
.
She also studied orchestra
conducting in Vienna
with Hans Swarovski and graduated in 1959 from the Belgian Chapelle Musicale [Elisabeth. In Antwerp she founded a mixed choir Le Tympan and directed it for seven years. She conducted the Symphonic Orchestra of the Catholic University of Leuven
in Belgium for two years.
From 1963 to 1970 she taught counterpoint
at the Royal Flemish Music Conservatory in Antwerp. From 1970 to 1990 she was a professor at the Conservatory of Brussels where she taught first counterpoint and later composition. She also taught at Georgetown University
, the American University
and Maryland University in Washington, D.C.
, and worked as a music teacher in Baltimore
, Los Angeles
, Cairo
, Seoul
and Tel Aviv
.
Jacqueline Fontyn received numerous honors and awards including the Prix de Rome
, the Oscar Esplanada prize in 1962 in Alicante
, Spain
and Prix Honneger in 1988. She is a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Poetry and the Fine Arts of Belgium. Jacqueline Fontyn is a member of the Belgian Royal Academy and in 1993 the King of Belgium granted her the title of baroness in recognition of her artistic contributions.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, pianist and music educator. She was born in Antwerp, and has received the title of baroness from the King of Belgium in recognition of her many artistic contributions.
Background
Jacqueline Fontyn was born in Antwerp, the NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and began piano studies at the age of five years old with Ignace Bolotin. At nine years old, she began to compose small pieces, and at the age of 14, she decided to be a composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. She continued her piano studies with Marcel Maas and studied music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
and composition with Marcel Quinet
Marcel Quinet
Marcel Alfred Quinet was a Belgian composer and pianist.-Biography:He studied at the Mons Conservatory briefly and then the Brussels Conservatory, where he obtained prizes for harmony in 1936, counterpoint in 1937, fugue in 1938, and a higher piano diploma in 1943. Among his teachers at the...
in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
and with Max Deutsch
Max Deutsch
Max Deutsch was an Austrian-French musical composer, conductor, and teacher.He was a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and founded the theater Der Jüdische Spiegel in Paris. Here, many works of composers like Schoenberg, Anton Webern, or Alban Berg were debuted in France...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
She also studied orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
conducting in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
with Hans Swarovski and graduated in 1959 from the Belgian Chapelle Musicale [Elisabeth. In Antwerp she founded a mixed choir Le Tympan and directed it for seven years. She conducted the Symphonic Orchestra of the Catholic University of Leuven
Catholic University of Leuven
The Catholic University of Leuven, or of Louvain, was the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium. The university was founded in 1425 as the University of Leuven by John IV, Duke of Brabant and approved by a Papal bull by Pope Martin V.During France's occupation of Belgium in the...
in Belgium for two years.
From 1963 to 1970 she taught counterpoint
Counterpoint
In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent . It has been most commonly identified in classical music, developing strongly during the Renaissance and in much of the common practice period,...
at the Royal Flemish Music Conservatory in Antwerp. From 1970 to 1990 she was a professor at the Conservatory of Brussels where she taught first counterpoint and later composition. She also taught at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, the American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
and Maryland University in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, and worked as a music teacher in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Seoul
Seoul
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and Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
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.
Jacqueline Fontyn received numerous honors and awards including the Prix de Rome
Prix de Rome
The Prix de Rome was a scholarship for arts students, principally of painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was created, initially for painters and sculptors, in 1663 in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It was an annual bursary for promising artists having proved their talents by...
, the Oscar Esplanada prize in 1962 in Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Prix Honneger in 1988. She is a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Poetry and the Fine Arts of Belgium. Jacqueline Fontyn is a member of the Belgian Royal Academy and in 1993 the King of Belgium granted her the title of baroness in recognition of her artistic contributions.
Orchestral works
- 1956 Danceries
- 1957 Vent d'Est for Accordion and Strings 12
- 1957 Mouvements Concertants for two pianos and strings
- 1964 Six ébauche
- 1965 Galaxy for chamber orchestra
- 1970 Colloque Quintet for Winds and Strings
- 1971 Per Archi for string orchestra
- 1972 Evoluon
- 1977 Quatre sites
- 1978 Halo for harp and 16 instruments or chamber orchestra
- 1979 Ephémères for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
- 1982 Créneaux
- 1983 Arachne
- 1988 In the green shade
- 1991 Colinda for Cello and Orchestra
- 1992 On a landscape by Turner
- 1996 L'anneau de jade
- 1998 Goeie Hoop
- 2000 ... it is an ocean ... for flute, harpsichord and strings
- 2001 Au fil des siècles
- 2002 A (small) Winter Night's Dream
Chamber works
- 1981 Mime 7 for flute or clarinet or saxophone and piano
- 1983 controversy for clarinet or bass clarinet or tenor saxophone and percussion
- 1983 Pro & Antiverb (e) s for soprano and cello
- 1997 battements d'ailes for Saxophone Quartet
- 2005 Eolus for piccolo, three flutes, alto flute and bass flute
Works for piano
- 1954 Capriccio
- 1963 Ballade
- 1964 Mosaici
- 1980 Le Gong
- 1980 Bulles
- 1982 Aura, Hommage à Brahms
- 2003 Diurnes
- 1971 spiral for two pianos
- 2004 hamadryads piano four hands
- 2005 Kobold Pianola/Phonola
Works for wind orchestra
- 1975 Frise for Symphonic Wind Band
- Mobile e sfumato
- Espressivo
- Vivace
- 1982 Créneaux for Symphonic Wind Band
- Assembly (meeting)
- Contemplation (Meditation)
- Faisceaux (beam)
- Météores
- Brouillard (fog)
- Choral varié
- 1992 Aratoro (borrowed from the language of Maori and means "path, to be discovered") for Symphonic Wind Band with two large groups of percussion and piano
- 1993 Blake's mirror for mezzo-soprano and Symphonic Wind Band
- The Angel
- The Fly
- The Tiger
- Song