Arnold van Wyk
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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.[1]
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Birth name | Arnoldus Christiaan Vlok van Wyk |
Born | (1916-04-26)April 26, 1916 Calvinia, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
Died | March 27, 1983(1983-03-27) (aged 66) Stellenbosch, Cape Province, Republic of South Africa |
Years active | 1940–1983 |
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