Muziek en natievorming in België: het muziekleven te Brussel 1830-1850

Koen Buyens, Music and nation building in BelgiumThe article examines the Brussels music scene (1830-1850) in relation to the efforts made at the time with regard to nation building after the Belgian Revolution of 1830. The first part focuses on François-Joseph Fétis, who was appointed director of the Brussels conservatorium in 1832. In this capacity, Fétis intended to model both the Brussels music scene and the national music scene according to his own clear-cut ideas. In the second part it is argued that musical life in Brussels was suffused with a military spirit. The music of military band... Mehr ...