Born in Brussels, Accolay studied the violin at the
Royal Conservatory of Brussels and played the solo
flugelhorn at the second
cuirassier-regiment of
Bruges. He also played the
first violin at the orchestra of the theaters of
Namur and Bruges. In 1860, he became a teacher of
solfège at the conservatory of Bruges. Later on he also taught the
violin (1861-1864), the
viola (1864),
string quartets (1865), and
harmony (1874). He stayed at the conservatory until his death in 1900. He cofounded the concert series
Séances de musique classique at Bruges in 1865 and the
Maatschappij der Concerten van het Conservatorium in 1896. He also conducted the brass band of the
Brugse Jagers-Verkenners. Most of Accolay's works are concertos, concertinos, or character pieces for violin with piano or orchestral accompaniment. == Concerto in A minor ==