Henriette van den Boorn-Coclet


Henriette van den Boorn-Coclet was a Belgian composer. She was born in Liege, Belgium and studied at the Liège Conservatory with Jean-Théodore Radoux and Sylvain Dupuis, where she received a first prize in solfège harmony and fugue. She also won a silver medal for chamber music in 1886. After completing her education, she took a position teaching harmony at the Conservatory. She won the Prix de Rome in 1895. She died in Liege.
Her compositions make use of a late 19th-century neo-romantic style.

Works

Boorn-Coclet composed for orchestra, chamber ensemble, songs and piano. Selected works include:
  • Sonata for violin, 1907
  • Symphonie in F, 1904Callirhoe, 1895MélodiesChöreMotetsTarentelle: KlavierSonate: Violine-Klavier, 1907Serenade: Violoncello-KlavierSinfonie, 1904Symphonie Wallone, 1923Andante Symphonique, 1894Renouveau: poème symphonique, 1913
  • ''Vers l’Infini: Violoncello-Orchester''