Van der Straeten

(str a'-tén), Edmond, Oudenaarden, Belgium, 1826—1895; writer of valuable treatises based on research and c. an opera, etc. first in science, and after 1904 exclusively in music; came to London Igo9 as musical corr. for the Nieuwe Rotter dams che Courant, where he remained; complex contrapuntal style, partly influenced by early choral schools of the Netherlands; c. symph. for soloists, chorus and orch., after Chinese text; 4 string quartets, several of which were heard at European modern music fests.; “Diaphonie” for barytone and chamber orch., after 3 Shakespeare sonnets; (opera buffa) “‘The Tailor” (text by Robert Nicholls); and various other chamber music and vocal works; m. Frida Kindler, pianist.