Maurice Vaute

Maurice Vaute (27 April 1913 – 21 June 2000) was a Belgian composer of classical music, conductor and music teacher. Biography Maurice Vaute was born on 27 April 1913 in Roisin and studied at the Conservatories of Mons and Brussels (harmony, fugue, saxophone, etc.). He was a music teacher as well as an orchestra and choir conductor. His compositions are deposited as “Fonds Maurice Vaute” in the library of the Brussels conservatory. He died in Chimay. Style Initially, he was influenced by Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy, and Joseph Jongen, his teacher. Later, his compositions were atonal. Compositions Symphonic works *Auprès de toi - aria, 1936 *Arlequins-fantaisie *Gavotte ancienne *Menuetto allegretto *Triptyque for strings and harpsichord *Deux mouvements pour les temps venus *Trinôme for orchestra, soli and wind trio *Concerto for saxophone alto and orchestra *Symphonie de danses for orchestra and saxophone trio *Espace, intensité (symphonie libre) *Les heures, Trois mouvements symphoniques 1. Prélude 2. Rondo giocoso 3. Postlude *Concerto for piano and orchestra *Concerto for violin and orchestra *Rondo pastoral Ballet *Le reflet dans la Meuse (argument de Malfère) *Melos Solo in