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Name
  
Henriette den


Role
  
Composer

Died
  
March 6, 1945, Liege, Belgium

Henriette van den Boorn-Coclet (15 Jan 1866 – 6 March 1945) was a Belgian composer. She was born in Liege, Belgium and studied at the Liège Conservatory with Jean-Théodore Radoux and Sylvain Dupuis, were she received a first prize in solfège (1887) harmony (1882) and fugue (1884). She also won a silver medal for chamber music (piano and strings) in 1886. After completing her education, she took a position teaching harmony at the Conservatory (1892-1931). She won the Prix de Rome in 1895. She died in Liege.

Her compositions make use of a late 19th-century neo-romantic style.

Works

Boorn-Coclet composed for orchestra, chamber ensemble, songs and piano. Selected works include:

  • Sonata for violin, 1907
  • Symphonie in F, 1904
  • Callirhoe, 1895
  • Mélodies
  • Chöre
  • Motets
  • Tarentelle: Klavier
  • Sonate: Violine-Klavier, 1907
  • Serenade: Violoncello-Klavier
  • Sinfonie, 1904
  • Symphonie Wallone, 1923
  • Andante Symphonique, 1894
  • Renouveau: poème symphonique, 1913
  • Vers l’Infini: Violoncello-Orchester
  • References

    Henriette van den Boorn-Coclet Wikipedia