Paul-Baudouin Michel (7 September 1930 – 30 October 2020) was a Belgian composer, professor, and writer. He was a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.
Biography
After he attended the Conservatoire Royal de Mons, Michel continued his studies at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, where he worked on composition under Jean Absil and graduated in 1962. He worked in orchestral conducting and musical analysis at the Académie d'été in Nice. He then became director of the Académie de musique de Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, where he taught harmony and the history of music. He was a professor of music at the Conservatoire Royal de Mons and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He became a member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium in 1997, and subsequently became a lecturer on new music and wrote radio broadcasts.
Paul-Baudouin Michel died on 30 October 2020 at the age of 90.
Works
Variations symphoniques
Symphonium III Jeanne la Folle
Symphonium IV dite Sommeil paradoxal
L'Oreille fertile
Engrenage
Atomes crochus
16 interludes for piano
Lamobylrinthe
Mystère-jeu for viola and piano (1976)