Arnold van Wyk

Arnold van Wyk
Born
Arnoldus Christiaan Vlok van Wyk

(1916-04-26)April 26, 1916
Calvinia, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
DiedMarch 27, 1983(1983-03-27) (aged 66)
Stellenbosch, Cape Province, Republic of South Africa
Years active1940–1983

Arnoldus Christiaan Vlok van Wyk (26 April 1916 – 27 March 1983) was a South African art music composer, one of the first notable generation of such composers along with Hubert du Plessis and Stefans Grové. Despite the strict laws imposed by the Apartheid government during his lifetime, van Wyk's homosexuality was ignored by the authorities throughout his career due to the nationalistic nature of his music.

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