Jeanne Colin-De Clerck

Jeanne Albertine Colin-De Clerck (born 9 January 1924) is a Belgian composer who also uses the name Jeanne Colin. She was born in Brussels, Belgium, and studied at Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels.[1][2] After completing her education, she began to compose without formal instruction. She took a position teaching at the Music Academy in Anderlecht, married composer Georges Colin (1921-2002) and has two sons and two daughters. She sometimes collaborates with her husband.[3]

Works

Colin-De Clerck composes vocal, chamber and electronic music. Selected work include:

  • Concerto (1972) for flute and orchestra
  • Fantaisie for saxophone

References

  1. ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. ↑ Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (2001). The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians: Volume 2.
  3. ↑ Cummings, David M. (1990). International who's who in music and musicians' directory.



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