Émile Cammaerts
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Émile Leon Cammaerts was a Belgian poet.
He became Professor of Belgian Studies at the University of London
in 1933, and his papers are held there in Senate House Library.
He married the theatrical actress Helen Tita Braun, stage name Brand (daughter of the singer Marie Brema
), with whom he had six children, including two sons, Pieter, who was killed while serving in the Royal Air Force
during World War II
, and Francis Cammaerts
.
He became Professor of Belgian Studies at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
in 1933, and his papers are held there in Senate House Library.
He married the theatrical actress Helen Tita Braun, stage name Brand (daughter of the singer Marie Brema
Marie Brema
Marie Brema was an English dramatic mezzo-soprano singer in concert, operatic and oratorio work in the last decade of the 19th and the first decade of the 20th centuries...
), with whom he had six children, including two sons, Pieter, who was killed while serving in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, and Francis Cammaerts
Francis Cammaerts
Francis Charles Albert Cammaerts DSO was an outstanding Special Operations Executive agent who organised French Resistance groups to sabotage German communications in occupied France.-Early life:...
.
Works
- Belgian Poems : Chants patriotique, et autres poems (translated into English by his wife in 1916)
- CarillonCarillon (Elgar)”Carillon” is a recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar as his Op. 75, in 1914. The words are by the Belgian poet Émile Cammaerts....
, recitation, with music by Edward ElgarEdward ElgarSir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos...
: at the first performance the poem was read by Tita Brand, Cammaerts' wife (1914) - Une voix dans le désertUne voix dans le désert”Une voix dans le désert" is a recitation, with a soprano soloist and orchestra, written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1915 as his Op. 77...
, recitation, with music by Edward ElgarEdward ElgarSir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos...
(1915) - Le drapeau belgeLe drapeau belge”Le drapeau belge” is a recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar as his Op. 79, in 1917...
, recitation, with music by Edward ElgarEdward ElgarSir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos...
(1917) - Through the iron bars, two years of German occupation in Belgium (1917)
- A history of Belgium from the Roman invasion to the present day (1921)
- Discoveries in England (1930)
- Albert of Belgium, defender of right, a biography of King Albert I of BelgiumAlbert I of BelgiumAlbert I reigned as King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934.-Early life:Born Albert Léopold Clément Marie Meinrad in Brussels, he was the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, and his wife, Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen...
(1935) - The laughing prophet (Study of G. K. ChestertonG. K. ChestertonGilbert Keith Chesterton, KC*SG was an English writer. His prolific and diverse output included philosophy, ontology, poetry, plays, journalism, public lectures and debates, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics, and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction....
- 1937) - Upon this rock (1943)
- The flower of grass (1945)
- The peace that is left (1945)
- The Cloud and the Silver Lining (Christian contributions to the BBC Silver Lining Radio programme -1952)
External links
- Catalogue of Émile Cammaerts' papers
- Émile Leon Cammaerts
- "Carillon": monologue with music, poem by Émile Cammaerts and music by Elgar Score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection
- "Une voix dans le désert": monologue with music, poem by Émile Cammaerts and music by Elgar Score from Sibley Music Library Digital Scores Collection