Marcel Quinet was born at Binche (Hainaut) in 1915.
He began his musical studies at the Mons Conservatory and then transferred to the Brussels Conservatory. Then he studied composition with Absil, and won the Belgian Prix de Rome in 1945.
In 1976 he was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium.
Quinet’s music is distinguished by formal clarity and the absence of lyrical effusion; his objective art has affinities with that of Hindemith.
Evolving from polytonality to atonality, his music remained clear in timbre and texture.
Sinfonietta, 1953
Symphony, 1960
Flute Concertino, 1959
Concertino, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, orchestra, 1960
Viola Concerto, 1963
Piano Concerto no. 2, 1964
Concerto grosso, for four clarinets and orchestra, 1964
Piano Concerto no. 3, 1966
Violin Concertino, 1970
Esquisses symphoniques, 1973
Mouvements, chamber orchestra, 1973
Séquence, 1974
Dialogues, two Pianos and orchestra, 1975
Diptyque, chamber orchestra, 1975
Piano Quartet, 1957
String Quartet, 1958
Pochades, saxophone quartet, 1966
He began his musical studies at the Mons Conservatory and then transferred to the Brussels Conservatory. Then he studied composition with Absil, and won the Belgian Prix de Rome in 1945.
In 1976 he was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium.
Quinet’s music is distinguished by formal clarity and the absence of lyrical effusion; his objective art has affinities with that of Hindemith.
Evolving from polytonality to atonality, his music remained clear in timbre and texture.
Sinfonietta, 1953
Symphony, 1960
Flute Concertino, 1959
Concertino, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, orchestra, 1960
Viola Concerto, 1963
Piano Concerto no. 2, 1964
Concerto grosso, for four clarinets and orchestra, 1964
Piano Concerto no. 3, 1966
Violin Concertino, 1970
Esquisses symphoniques, 1973
Mouvements, chamber orchestra, 1973
Séquence, 1974
Dialogues, two Pianos and orchestra, 1975
Diptyque, chamber orchestra, 1975
Piano Quartet, 1957
String Quartet, 1958
Pochades, saxophone quartet, 1966
