Music in Holland
HE golden age of the Netherlands from 1350 to 1625 saw their trade make them one of the wealthiest and most important nations in the world. The resultant wealth could not lie dormant, therefore much of it was used inthe erection of noble buildings, in encouraging painting, and developing the then infant art of music, It was the Netherlands that produced the first great world-school of music. Through the enterprise of these pioneers, music was brought into contact with ‘the ideas of the world instead of being limited to local associations. It thereby took on a universal form and feeling never before experienced and never to be relinquished. For this reason, music unconsciously advanced from
Paris to the Netherlands, towards the greater sphere of influence, stopping for only a short period with the Gallo-Belgic school; where it was prepared technically for its new growth as a world form. From the time of Hobrecht, the first real Dutch composer, down to the very popular modern Heykens, we find that the Netherlands has been the home of musical composition, music making, and true musical appreciation. More than one international star has said that Holland has the finest audiences in the world, -("Our Allies and Their Music: Holland," 2YA, December 28.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 135, 23 January 1942, Page 5
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211Music in Holland New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 135, 23 January 1942, Page 5
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