Florimond Van Duyse (1843 – 1910) was a Belgian
lawyer, composer and musicologist. He was born in Ghent
and went to school at Veurne, and to high school at the
Atheneum in Ghent. Then he studied law at the Gentse
Rijksuniversiteit, graduating as Doctor of Law in 1867.
At the same time he studied music, with Karel Miry at
the Ghent Conservatory, winning First Prize in Harmony
(1859) and Counterpoint (1862). He died at Ghent in
1910.
In 1869 he became a counsel at the Court of Appeals i...(+)
Florimond Van Duyse (1843 – 1910) was a Belgian
lawyer, composer and musicologist. He was born in Ghent
and went to school at Veurne, and to high school at the
Atheneum in Ghent. Then he studied law at the Gentse
Rijksuniversiteit, graduating as Doctor of Law in 1867.
At the same time he studied music, with Karel Miry at
the Ghent Conservatory, winning First Prize in Harmony
(1859) and Counterpoint (1862). He died at Ghent in
1910.
In 1869 he became a counsel at the Court of Appeals in
Ghent, and from 1876 on he was a prosecutor at the
Military Court for Antwerp, Mons and Ghent. Here he
fought for the use of the Dutch language in court
proceedings, and finally made the first plea in Dutch
at the Military Court in 1888. He collected Dutch,
Flemish and Walloon folk songs and published several
volumes of them:
- Het eenstemmig Fransch en Nederlandsch wereldlijk
lied in de Belgische gewesten (1896)
- De melodie van het Nederlandsche lied en hare
rytmische vormen (1902)
- Het oude Nederlandsche lied (1903–1908)
- Het Nederlandsch liederboek (for the
Willemsfonds)
- Dit is een suverlick boecksken (for the
Davidsfonds)
- Zes Oude Nederlandsche Liederen (1891)
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florimond_Van_Duyse).
Although originally written for Chorus (SATB) and
Harmonium, I created this Arrangement of "Zes Oude
Nederlandsche Liederen" (6 Old Dutch Songs) for Winds
(Flute, Oboe, English Horn & Bassoon) & Strings (2
Violins, Viola & Cello).
