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Lassus leading a chamber ensemble (contemporary painting by Hans Mielich) Many of the major 15th- and 16th-century composers of the Franco-Flemish School—a current of vocal polyphony that played a central role in European art music of the time—were born and bred in the portion of the Low Countries that is situated in present-day Belgium, often in Hainaut. [1]
In the Flemish film Ex Drummer, the main character's band The Feminists do a version of "Mongoloid" in rehearsals and in concert. This version was recorded by Belgian band Millionaire. German punk and synthpunk band Jennifer Rostock covered the song on the expanded version of their debut album "Ins Offene Messer - Jetzt Noch Besser!"
The music, by Karel Miry (1823–1899), is apparently influenced by Robert Schumann's Sonntags am Rhein. Like France's Marseillaise , De Vlaamse Leeuw is a nationalist battle song. Franco-Belgian political tension in the mid-19th century made the Flemish public mood ripe for such an expression of regional feeling.
the Flemish Community to the Dutch and bilingual language areas, the French Community to the French and bilingual language areas, and, the German-speaking Community to the German language area. This territorial issue, in particular around Brussels, is a source of tension between the Belgian communities.
The German-speaking Community of Belgium numbers 77,000, residing in an area of Belgium that was ceded by the former German Empire as part of the Treaty of Versailles, which concluded World War I. In 1940, Nazi Germany re-annexed the region, following its invasion of Belgium during World War II; after the war it was returned to Belgium.
The song's music video was directed by Specter Berlin and was released on 28 March 2019 at 18:00 CET, [3] following a 35-second teaser trailer on 26 March. [4] The lengthy music video sparked controversy; its dark, violent, and macabre style—typical of the band's aesthetic—features various events from German history, [5] [6] including Roman times, the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, the ...
Peter Thelen of Exposé writes that "their music is a beautifully crafted collection of strongly melodic pieces that are at once warm, tempered and powerful, with every player an essential element of their sound". [7] Irish Music Magazine writes that "if you are new to Flemish music Trio Dhoore is at its cutting edge and well worth discovering ...
The Alldutch Movement (Dutch: Aldietse Beweging) was a movement within the liberal part of the Flemish Movement that strived for the unity of the Low German peoples, from Königsberg (modern Kaliningrad) to Dunkirk. The Alldutch Movement was founded in the middle of the 19th century and is based on the idea that the Low German/Dutch peoples ...