Maurice Schoemaker (27 December 1890, in Anderlecht – 24 August 1964, in Etterbeek) was a Belgian composer.
Maurice Schoemaker started his career as a self-taught composer, but subsequently went to study with Theo Ysaye (harmony), Michel Brusselmans (counterpoint), Martin Lunssens (fugue), and Paul Gilson (orchestration and composition).
Schoemaker also directed the orchestra of the Antwerp Zoo from 1925, and had a prominent position at SABAM.
[2] Schoemaker mainly wrote tonal music with a preference for classical forms and romantic lyricism.
His most famous piece is Vuurwerk (also known as Feu d’Artifice or Fireworks) (1922), which is a symphonic poem.