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O Kerstnacht, Schoner Dan De Dagen
O Kerstnacht, schoner dan de dagen ''(O Christmas Night, more beautiful than any day!)'' is a Dutch hymn that is usually referred to as a Christmas carol, although it does not refer to the birth of Jesus, but rather to the infanticide in Bethlehem. The poet and playwright Joost van den Vondel wrote it for the opening of the theatre Schouwburg of Van Campen in Amsterdam, the stage work ''Gijsbrecht van Aemstel'', whose première was around Christmas 1637. It contains this song as a dance. Following the example of Greek choral singing, van Vondel completed the act with spoken or sung lyrical reflections, which are detached from the actual action. The third act ends with this song sung by nuns "Rey van Clarissen" (reydance of the Poor Clares). (Gijsbrecht, vs. 904 – 950) The dance later came to have a life of its own as a hymn in the Christmas environment. In 1644, it was included in the ''Livre Septième''. It is not clear who was the composer of the melody and the polyphonic p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieter Bruegel The Elder - The Census At Bethlehem - WGA03379
Pieter is a male given name, the Dutch language, Dutch form of Peter (name), Peter. The name has been one of the most common names in the Netherlands for centuries, but since the mid-twentieth century its popularity has dropped steadily, from almost 3000 per year in 1947 to about 100 a year in 2016. at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands Some of the better known people with this name are below. See for a longer list. * Pieter de Coninck (?-1332), Flemish revolutionary * Pieter van der Moere (c. 1480–1572), Flemish Franciscan missionary in Mexico known as "Pedro de Gante" * Pieter Coecke van Aelst (1502–1550), Flemish artist, architect, and author * Pieter Aertsen (1508–1575), Dutch Mannerist painter * Pieter Pourbus (1523–1584), Netherlandish painter, sculptor, draftsman and cartographer * Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c 1525-156 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
