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My new piano piece Taupe has been influenced by works of the eccentric composer Erik Satie. 
Repetition of harmony, rhythmically static accompaniment, modal harmonic progressions and a clear melodic outline are the ingredients for this peculiar piece. Enjoy it!
By the way a fun fact : The original title was Kereitas but in the end it sounds a bit silly to me so I choose taupe referring to the colour of the fur of the stocky brown animal.

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Young Adults'  Bouquet nr. 2 The story of a life

Young Adults'  Bouquet nr. 3 Rather Sentimentally

Young Adults' Bouquet nr. 4 A Classical Prelude

Young Adults'  Bouquet nr. 5 Tears on a train window

Young Adults' Bouquet nr. 6 A dramatic Scene

Young Adults'  Bouquet nr. 7 First Butterfly

Young Adults'  Bouquet nr. 8  Sweet Ostinato

Young Adults'  Bouquet nr. 9 Song for Happy Days

Young Adults' Bouquet nr. 12 Souvenirs of the Old Days

Steven De Baecke (1969) is a professional Belgian flutist, composer, arranger and music teacher. 
He studied the flute with Roland Vanden Berghe, Carlos Bruneel, Gaby Van Riet and Wil Offermans (NL).
As a flute player he participated in several orchestras and in many chamber music ensembles. He performed in Belgium, the Nederlands, France, Spain and Japan.
Presently he is a principal member of duo Rigol’Arte (with pianist Bart Vandermeulen): an ensemble
that combines music, humor and theatre.

As a composer he studied with Boudewijn Cox, Bart Vanhecke, Johan Sluys, Piet Swerts and Maarten Van Ingelgem. 
His works feature in different genres : solo, chamber music, choir, orchestra and music theatre.
He has written a number of pieces that were chosen as the compulsory work for flute for examinations on several academies of music in Flandres: “After Winter”, “Dream of an Angel”, The Purple Martin”, “Winter Wings”, Dorian Drinking Song”, “The Cove”, “Morning Blue”, “An English Souvenir” and “Oriental Night” all published by Euprint.
The piece “Morning Blue” for flute solo is since 2013 one of the works in the list of compulsory pieces for the
"Confédération Musicale de France".
In 2019 he won the “VerDi Keurmerk” composition prize with “Graffiti” for flute solo.
He is a member of the composers’ association ComAv (Componisten Archipel Vlaanderen)
His sonate for flute and piano has been performend by many professional flute players and was created in 2019 by flutist Carlos Bruneel in the “Muntschouwburg" in Brussels.
In his compositions he reflects his passion for different styles and incorporate classical, jazz and modern elements into his music not as an end in itself but as a to tell his musical story. 


Since 1991 he has taught at the “Academie De Vonk” in Oud-Heverlee. He was a former teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, the “Kunstacademie Eeklo" and the “Hagelandse Academie”.

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