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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]
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 ...
Flemish people or Flemings (Dutch: Vlamingen [ˈvlaːmɪŋə(n)] ⓘ) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Flanders, Belgium, who speak Flemish Dutch. Flemish people make up the majority of Belgians , at about 60%.
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 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 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 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 ...
The vocal music of the Franco-Flemish School developed in the southern part of the Low Countries and was an important contribution to Renaissance culture. [14] Many great medieval and Renaissance composers, such as Gilles Binchois, Orlande de Lassus, Guillaume Dufay, Heinrich Isaac, and Jacob Obrecht came from the area which is now Belgium.