Thijl

To the fighters for justice and freedom location of manuscript: www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number 053/073 053/073-1 053/074a 053/075 Thijl, dramatic legend: prologue, three acts and epilogue after “De heldhaftige, vroolijke en roemrijke daden van Uilenspiegel en Lamme Goedzak in Vlaanderenland en elders” by Charles de Coster Libretto by Hendrik Lindt See also ‘Mourning music at the death of Uilenspiegel’: Donemus (D03659) Amsterdam Jan van Gilse received his musical education in Germany. His music developed into a synthesis of French impressionism and German romanticism. He became a popular conductor and one of the founders of the Society of Dutch composers (GeNeCo) and also the copyright organization BUMA. During the war, this socially engaged human being was fiercely anti-German. He had to pay a heavy price for his fighting spirit. by dr. Hans van Dijk