hand only) as well as 3 Pièces (played with the right one only). Among his conventionally two-handed piano compositions are three sonatinas (written in 1937, 1939, and 1965 respectively) and two Grand Suites. The Grand Suites (Op.110, composed in 1965) served as a tribute to Frédéric Chopin. In 1946, he composed another work, Hommage à Schumann and in 1957 the Passacaglia in Memoriam Alban Berg, both of them for piano. His last finished composition was the Piano Concerto no. 3, op. 162. Non-piano music of Absil's includes one opera, Les Voix de la mer, and a cycle of five symphonies, the first of which (op. 1) he composed at 27, when he was a pupil of Paul Gilson. It won the Prix Agniez in 1921. List of works (alphabetical) Based on the list of scores available at the Belgian Documentation Centre for Contemporary Music: A cloche-pied op. 139 – 1968, for children's voice and piano Alcools op. 43 – 1940, for 4 mixed voices a cappella Allegro brillante op. 132 – 1967, for 2 pianos Allegro brillante op. 132 – 1967, for piano and orchestra Alternances op. 140 – 1968, for piano Asymétries op. 136 – 1968, for 2 pianos Ballade op. 129 – 1966, for piano (left hand) Ballade op. 156 – 1971, for alto saxophone, piano and small orchestra Berceuse – 1932, for alto saxophone or viola or cello and small orchestra Berceuse – 1932, for cello or viola or alto saxophone and piano Bestiaire op. 58 – 1944, for mixed Choir a cappella Burlesque op. 100 – 1958, for oboe and piano Cache-cache op. 117 – 1963, for middle voice and piano Chaconne op. 69 – 1949, for violin Chanson de quatre sous – 1942, for middle voice and piano Chansons de bonne humeur op. 49 – 1942, for two-part women's choir (S.-Mz.) and orchestra Chansons de bonne humeur op. 49 – 1942, for two-part women's choir and piano Chansons plaisantes – 2e recueil op. 94 – 1956, for two-part children's choir and piano Chansons plaisantes op. 88 – 1955, for 2 children's voices Cimetière – 1927, for middle voice and piano Cinq bagatelles op. 61 – 1944, for piano Cinq chansons de Paul Fort op. 18 – 1935, for 2 equal voices and piano Cinq choeurs – 1930, for three-part women's choir and piano Cinq mélodies – 1927, for middle voice and piano Cinq mélodies op.