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Carl Gustav Verbraeken (born 18 September 1950 in
Works of Carl Verbraeken in the MATRIX catalog
1950 births Living people 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers Belgian classical composers Belgian male classical composers Belgian pianists Musicians from Antwerp People from Wilrijk Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels KU Leuven alumni Male pianists 21st-century pianists 20th-century Belgian male musicians 21st-century male musicians {{Belgium-composer-stub
Carl Gustav Verbraeken (born 18 September 1950 in Wilrijk
Wilrijk (; former, original spelling: ''Wilrijck'') is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was ...
, Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
) is a Belgian composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
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Verbraeken studied at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels
The Royal Conservatory of Brussels (french: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, nl, Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel) is a historic conservatory in Brussels, Belgium. Starting its activities in 1813, it received its official name in 1832. Provid ...
. He wrote more than 1000 works, including piano music, chamber music and orchestral works. Since 2011, he is president of the Union of Belgian Composers Union of Belgian Composers (Dutch language, Dutch: Unie van Belgische Componisten - French language, French: Union des Compositeurs Belges) is a Belgium, Belgian professional organization of composers founded in 1960. It is closely linked to the Be ...
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References
* Flavie Roquet: Lexicon: Vlaamse componisten geboren na 1800, Roeselare, Roularta Books, 2007, 946 p.,External links
* *Works of Carl Verbraeken in the MATRIX catalog
1950 births Living people 20th-century classical composers 21st-century classical composers Belgian classical composers Belgian male classical composers Belgian pianists Musicians from Antwerp People from Wilrijk Royal Conservatory of Brussels alumni Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels KU Leuven alumni Male pianists 21st-century pianists 20th-century Belgian male musicians 21st-century male musicians {{Belgium-composer-stub