Dejoncker, Theodore
Dejoncker, Theodore
Dejoncker, Theodore , Belgian composer; b. Brussels, April 11, 1894; d. Asse, July 10, 1964. He studied with Gilson. In 1925 he founded, with 7 other composers, the progressive Groupe des Synthétistes.
Works
Sinfonia la classica (1939); Symphonie burlesque; Symphonic romantique; Brutus, overture; Prologue symphonique; Portrait de Bernard Shaw for Orch.; String Quartet; Saxophone Quartet; String Trio (I960).
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