Creolization in Caribbean Music- Dutch

 

In this blog we are going to take a look at the Dutch speaking country. According to Tour de force, the development of Dutch was influenced by the support of the religious liberty and tolerance by the Northern Netherlands. In Dutch, creolization can be seen in their music, culture, food and dance. In this blog we'll look at the music and language that represents such a country as Dutch. 

According to Jos Wouters music became an important factor to the Dutch during the 1880's, this musical aspect began to give Dutch a new life in terms of their cultural aspect. The achievements of musical interpretation was influenced by Alphons Diepenbrock. 

                                                    Alphons Diepenbrock, 'Die Nacht'

In the video above, you can hear the correlation of string violins, piano and percussions being used to perform the songs in the video. Also, there is a lady that is singing opera. The tunes in this video are not like the usual musical genres or songs we tend to listen to, this is more like a slow variation in pitch using vibrato to project their voice instead of using a microphone. This type of music basically tells a story, when it is combine with all of the aesthetics.

Next, we take a look at the history barrier of the Dutch language. According to Franz Ann, the language barrier is broken into two dialects being that of the Flemish that is spoken in the Southern part of the Netherlands and Dutch which is spoked in the Northern part. The language and tune that the Dutch language portrayed piggy backs off of the French classification. We know that in Dutch they use music as a way show off their cultural appreciation and their dynamics in storytelling with the orchestrated band and music, but they display their arts and language through poems as well which is Dutch Literature. 

Adriaan Roland Holst -- Gedicht/Poem: 'De Ploeger/The Ploughman' in Dutch and English

In the video it depicts of Historical storytelling.

References

Gangelhoff, Christine. Tour de Force. Cathlen LeGrand, 2019,p. 178.

Wouters, Jos Vol. 51, No. 1, Special Fiftieth Anniversary Issue: Contemporary Music in Europe: A Comprehensive Survey (Jan., 1965), pp. 97-110 (14 pages)

Ahn, F. (1860). A New Practical Grammar of the Dutch Language: With Dialogues and Readings in Prose and Verse. United Kingdom: F. Thimm.