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Oscar Roels

1864 – 1938

Belgian composer and conductor

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Lived 1864 – 1938 (aged 73). Oscar Roels was a Belgian composer and conductor.

Oscar August Roels (2 November 1864, in Ghent – 29 October 1938, in Ghent) was a Flemish composer and conductor.

He was a student of Adolphe Samuel and Karel Miry at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent. Later on, he became a teacher at this institute, where he also conducted its choir and orchestra. As a student, he played the organ at the Jesuit church of Ghent, and later on he became an organist at the Saint-Barbaracollege. As a conductor, he worked at the Royal Opera of Ghent and the Royal Dutch Theatre of Antwerp. Aside of these, he also conducted several choir- and concert-societies of Ghent, including the Société Royale des Mélomanes.

Roels oeuvre contains theater music, operettas, orchestral works, chamber music, songs, and pieces for organ.

Honours 1919 : Officer of the Order of Leopold.

List of works Daar reed een boer naar Leuven: poem by X. Y. Z., music by Oscar Roels.

Sonata for viola and piano (1927) De Vlaamsche Nacht Zangersgroet Pinksternacht De witte kaproenen Clodwig en Clothildis Achter 't slot

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Who was Oscar Roels?

Belgian composer and conductor (1864-1938)

When was Oscar Roels born?

Oscar Roels was born on 2 November 1864.

When did Oscar Roels die?

Oscar Roels died on 29 October 1938.

What was Oscar Roels's occupation?

Oscar Roels was a composer and conductor.

What nationality was Oscar Roels?

Oscar Roels was Belgian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Oscar Roels

· Wikidata: Q2793914

· DBpedia: Oscar Roels

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