Victor Vreuls

Victor Jean Léonard Vreuls (Verviers, 4 February 1876 – Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, 26 or 27 July 1944) was a classical Belgian composer, violinist and conductor.

Selected works Stage Olivier le Simple, Opera in 3 acts (1909–1911); premiered 1922 in Brussels Un songe d'une nuit d'été (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Opera in 3 acts after the play by Shakespeare (1923–1924); premiered 1925 in Brussels Le loup-garou (The Werewolf), Légende chorégraphique (ballet) in 1 act (1935); premiered 1937 in Ghent

Orchestral Cortège héroïque (1894) Symphony in E major for violin and orchestra (1899) Poème in E major for cello and orchestra, Op. 3 (1900); version for cello (or viola) and piano (1904) Jour de fête, Symphonic Poem (1904) Werther (1907); after the novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe Adagio for string orchestra Morceau de Concert for trumpet and orchestra (or piano) (1917) Élégie for flute and chamber orchestra (or piano) (1917) Fantaisie for French horn and orchestra (or piano) (1918) Romance for violin and chamber orchestra (1924) Caprice for violin and chamber orchestra (1924) Deuxième Poème (Poem No. 2) for cello and orchestra (or piano) (1930) Suite de danses (1939) Ouverture pour un drame (1940) Rhapsodie modèrne Evocation for chamber orchestra

Chamber music Piano Quartet (1894) Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 1 (1896) Sonata No. 1 in B major for violin and piano (1899) String Quartet in F major (1903) Sonata No. 2 in G major for violin and piano (1919) Sonata in D minor for cello and piano (1922)

Piano En Ardenne (published 1918) Prélude élégiaque (published 1921) Caprice in E major (published 1921)

Vocal Tryptique for voice and orchestra (published 1903); poem by Paul Verlaine 3 Mélodies for voice and piano (published 1912) L'automne sur la Fagne (1907); poem by Jean Dominique Le soir (1910); poem by René Lyr J'ai reposé mon âme! (My soul found peace!) (1903); poem by Stuart Merrill La gerbe ardennaise for voice and piano (published 1920); words by Adolphe-Marie Hardy Vesprées Coin perdu Dans les bois L'heure du rêve La Guirlande des dunes, 5 Poèmes de Émile Verhaeren for voice and piano (published 1920) Temps gris Femme des dunes Midi Les Gas de la mer Bruges au loin Pour toi for voice and piano (published 1921); poem by Tina Louant Chanson for voice and piano (Si tu laissais parler mon rêve il parlerait si bas); poem by Jules Delacre Renouveau for voice and orchestra; poem by René Lyr Cantata for chorus and orchestra

Honours 1932 : Commander in the Order of Leopold.