Robert Wangermée

Robert Wangermée (Lodelinsart September 21st 1920 -) is a Musicologue and Belgian administrator .

Biography

Robert Wangermée studies the music with Jean Absil and the history with the Universit3e libre de Bruxelles. After obtainhaving obtained there its doctorate in history thanks to its thesis on the musical Taste in France at the 19th century (1946), it teaches there as lecturer in 1948 - succeeding its former professor Charles Van den Borren, the large precursor of musicology in Belgium - then like part-time lecturer in 1962. Wangermée founds then the sub-section of musicology (within the department of history of art and archeology, faculty of philosophy and letters). It is named there professor in 1965, function which it assumed until 199… . In 1964, it had created, always with the ULB, the Center of Studies of Sociology of the Music.

It in parallel carried out a brilliant career in the audio-visual: engaged with INR (National institute of broadcasting, precursor of RTBF) in 1946, it there becomes director of the musical Service in 1953, creates the “third radio operator program” (specialized in the classical music), and finishes his career as general administrator of RTBF of 1960 with 1984.

Robert Wangermée took up and assumes still the duty of administrator or president of many associations, foundations or institutions:

president of the Superior council of audio-visual of 1984 with 1997
president of the Council of education to the media
president of the Musics Unit New
president d' Ars musica asbl
president of the Council of the Music
president of the Belgian society of Musicology
vice-president of the board of directors of the royal Orchestra of room of Wallonia
administrator-delegate of the Philharmonic orchestra of Liege
member of the board of directors of the Foundation Euphonia
member of the board of directors of the International Musical Contest Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
member of the board of directors of the musical Foundation Queen Elisabeth

etc

Author of many works, articles and forewords of works like collaborator and/or editor of innumerable collective works relating to musicology, the sociology of the music, the cultural policies and radio-television, Robert Wangermée assumes the responsibility for Co-editor of the Belgian Revue of Musicology since 1958.

Robert Wangermée was selected like one of the Hundred Walloons of the century, by the Institut Jules Destrée, in 1995.

Partial bibliography

written and/or published Works

Jean-Sebastien Bach. Outline Historique, ED. Syrinx, 1944
Ludwig van Beethoven, ED. clover, Molenbeek/Brussels, 1945
Masters of song of XVIIe and XVIIIe centuries with Collegial of the S. Michel and Gudule in Brussels, Royal Academy of Belgium, Brussels, 1950
François-Joseph Fétis, musicologist and type-setter. Contribution to the study of the musical taste at the XIXe century, Brussels, Palate of the Academies, 1951
contemporary Belgian music, Rebirth of the Book, Brussels, 1959
Flemish music in the company of XVe and XVIe centuries, Arcade, Brussels, 1965
Music in Wallonia and in Brussels (2 vol.), R. Wangermée and pH. Draper, Brussels, ED. Rebirth of the Book, 1980-82
misfortunes of Orphée, culture and profit in the economy of the music, ED. Mardaga, Brussels-Liege, 1990
Dictionary of the song in Brussels and in Wallonia, ED. Mardaga, Liege, 1995
Andre Souris and the complex of Orphée. Between surrealism and serial music, ED. Mardaga, Liege, 1995
Paul Collaer. Correspondence with friends musicians, ED. R. Wangermée, Sprimont, 1996
Mesens, E.L.T. Me I am musician. Writings joined together, presented and with accompanying notes by R. Wangermée, Didier Devillez editor, Facsimiled coll, Brussels, 1997
Magritte and universe of the sound, s.l., s.n., 1998
Philippe Boesmans: talks and testimonys, R. Wangermée and Chr. Fox, ED. Mardaga, 1999
Andre Souris: The quadrant with double edge. Writings on the music and surrealism, presented and with accompanying notes by R. Wangermée, ED. Mardaga, Brussels-Liege, 2000
Paul Nougé: The music is dangerous, joined together Ecrits, presented and with accompanying notes by R. Wangermée, Didier Devillez editor, coll Fac-Similé, Brussels, 2001
Guide of the choir singing in Wallonia and in Brussels. ED. Mardaga, 2003
Studio 4 - House of Radio operator Flagey 1933-2002, Jos Vandenbreeden and R. Wangermée, CIVA, Brussels, 2004
François-Joseph Fétis, Correspondence (Robert Wangermée, editor), coll Music and musicology, Mardaga, Sprimont, 2007 p.; ISBN 2-87009-947-9

Articles

Importance of the music in the Walloon regions in XIVe and XVe centuries, WPH, T. 1, p. 477-489
the Walloon contribution with the music of XVIe century: of Josquin Desprez in Roland de Lassus, WPH, T. 2, p. 303-320
Music and quasi-music in the spoken chorus, in? , n° 34/35
a noise which is expensive? Notes on the economy of the music, Art&Fact n° 6,1987, University of Liege
Evaluation of the cultural policies. Guiding lines for the development of the national Reports/ratios the Council of Europe. Cultural Cooperation Council, provisional document, 1988
musicians of Surrealism of Brussels and the Hobby-horse spirit, Textyles n° November 8th, th and th 1991
Mozart and creative originality, Company of Sciences of Arts and the Letters of Hainaut, 96e vol., 1992
Erik Satie in Brussels, Art&Fact n° 15,1996, University of Liege

External bonds

Card of Robert Wangermée in the Hundred Walloons of the century

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