Joseph Jongen

Synopsis

Belgium, composer, organist, and teacher

• Born in Liege, Belgium on December 14, 1873
• 1880 enrolled in the Liege Conservatoire.
• 1892 joined the organ class of Charles-Marie Danneels
• 1896 got the gilt medal in organ.
• 1897 won the Prix de Rome
• 1891 became the organist of Grand Seminaire, Liege
• 1894 became the organist at St. Jacques, Liege
• Took composition classes from Richard Strauss
• 1899 moved to Bayreuth
• Went to Paris and became acquainted with Faure and the Schola Cantorum
• 1905 moved to Brussels.
• Taught at the Scola Musicae.
• 1911 became a professor of harmony at the Liege Conservatoire
• 1909 got maireed to Valentine Ziane
• 1914 moved to England
• 1920 moved back to Brussels and became to professor of fugue at the Brussels Conservatoire
• 1939 he retired but continued to compose
• Died in Sart, Belgium on July 12, 1953

1894-1950 Jongen's most known organ music is the Sonata eroica and Symphonie Concertante. His composition style was influenced by Wagner, Schumann, Mendelssohn and Chopin. His later works he produced works in the classical impressionism medium. Some of his works can seem a bit dramatic, superficial, and showy.

For details, see the as listed in the Joseph Jongen Wikipedia article?.

List of Organ Works

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Opus	Title	Year
Op. 9	20 preludes et versets	1890-91
Op. 11	[[Elevation]	1891
Op. 12	Elegie	1891
Op. 28	Piece pour grand orgue	1892
Op. 5	5 Pieces d'orgues	1894-8
Op. 65	Andante cantabile	1895
Op. 83	Pastorale	1896
Op. 85	Offetoire (Grand Choeur)	1896
Op. 44	Offetoire	1893
Op. 62	Communion	1894
Op. 88	Fugue dans le style de J. S. Bach	1897	0	Op. 95	Marche-Cortege	1898
Op. 134	Pastorale	1906
Op. 143	Cantilene	1908
Op. 37	4 pieces	1911
Op. 160	Cantabile	1910
Op. 161	Improvisation-Caprice	1911
Op. 162	Priere	1910
Op. 163	Choral	1911
Op. 38	2 Pieces	1911
Op. 164	Marche religieuse	1911
Op. 165	Larghetto	1911
Op. 177	Prelude April funebre	1914
Op. 47	2 Pieces	1915
Op. 181	Prelude elegiaque	1915
Op. 182	2 Pansee d'automne	1915
Op. 53	2 Pieces	1917
Op. 192	Cant de May	1917
Op. 193	Menuet Scherzo	1917
Op. 94	Sonata eroica	1930
Op. 311	Toccata	1935
Op 313	Petite piece	1936
Op. 319	Petit prelude	1937
Op. 108	2 Pieces	1940
Op. 325	Scherzetto	1938
Op. 326	2 priere	1938
Op. 338	Improvisation-Pastorale	1941
Op. 343	Prelude et Fugue	1943
Op. 350	Gaudeamus: verset pour la fete de l'assomption	1944

Organ and Symphony Pieces

Symphonie Concertante op. 81 is a piece for grand Organ and Orchestra.

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