Question: Facts: - death place: aerdenhout - notable works: list of compositions - caption: gerard buttinghausen in amsterdan on 16 may 1906 . von brucken fock as photographed by koenc & - birth name: gerardus hubertus galenus fock - style: late romantic - death date: 15 august 1935 - birth date: 28 december 1859 - name: gerard von brucken fock - nationality: dutch - image: gerard von brucken fock.jpg - birth place: koudekerke - occupation: composer , painter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gerard von brucken fock .
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gerardus hubertus galenus von brucken fock -lrb- 28 december 1859 -- 15 august 1935 -rrb- was a nineteenth-century classical dutch pianist who gave up his career as a performer to compose and paint .constantly torn between art and church , he traveled much in europe , later establishing himself in amsterdan .married to the daughter of a member of the zeeland parliament , he joined the salvation army and traveled from place to place in france , preaching and playing organ .he was also considered a very good draftsman and watercolorist whose works often inspired his own musical pieces .his orchestral works frequently lean towards french impressionists like claude debussy and maurice ravel .