August de Boeck

He was the son of organist and director Florentinus (Flor) De Boeck (1826-1892) From 1880 he studied organ at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels under Alphonse Mailly, whose assistant he became until 1902.

In 1889 he met the young Paul Gilson who became a close friend and, despite being the same age, his teacher for orchestration.

In 1930 August De Boeck retired to his birthplace, Merchtem.

As with Gilson, De Boeck's style was influenced by the Russian Five, and especially Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

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