9 3 1 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Belg ian ▁composer . ▁ ▁Life ▁Luci en ▁Go eth als ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gh ent , ▁but ▁spent ▁his ▁form ative ▁years ▁in ▁Argentina , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁D ima ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁When ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Belg ium , ▁he ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Conserv atory ▁in ▁Gh ent ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁his ▁first ▁prize ▁in ▁organ , ▁music ▁history , ▁counter point , ▁and ▁fug ue . ▁He ▁later ▁studied ▁orch estr ation ▁with ▁Nor bert ▁Ros seau , ▁and ▁serial ▁technique ▁and ▁electronic ▁composition ▁with ▁Gott fried ▁Michael ▁Ko enig ▁and ▁De ▁Me ester . ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁I PE M ▁in ▁Gh ent ▁ever ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁its ▁art istic ▁director ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁. ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Gh ent , ▁aged ▁ 7 5 ▁. ▁ ▁A est het ics ▁Go eth als ▁was ▁a ▁stub born ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁" high " ▁culture , ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁post mod ern ism ▁thinking , ▁which ▁wants ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁separation ▁between ▁" high " ▁and ▁" low " ▁culture ▁into ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁a ▁global ▁post - indust rial ▁culture ▁of ▁consumption ▁. ▁ ▁Compos itions ▁Mus ica ▁D ode ca fon ica , ▁for