A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Vereeniging voor Noord-Nederlands Muziekgeschiedenis

by Reginald Lane-Poole

VEREENIGING VOOR NOORD-NEDERLANDS MUZIEKGESCHIEDENIS (Association for the History of Dutch Music) is the literary branch of the national Society for the Advancement of Music (Maatschappij tot bevordering der Toonkunst). It was separated in 1868–9 for the purpose of collecting and publishing materials for the musical history of the Dutch Netherlands, especially during the period extending from Obrecht (1450) to Sweelinck (1621).

Its publications are as follow:

1. Sweelinck's Regina Coeli (ed. H. A. Viotta, 1869).
2. Old Dutch Songs, from the lute-book of Adrianus Valerius (ed. A. D. Loman, 1871).
3. Organ compositions, by Sweelinck and Scheidt (ed. R. Eitner, 1871).
4. Twelve Geuzeliedjes, songs of the Guene during the Spanish oppression (ed. A. D. Loman, 1872).
5. Three madrigals by Schuijt, and two chansons by Sweelinck (ed. R. Eitner, 1873).
6. Eight Psalms by Sweelinck (ed. R. Eitner), with Life by F. H. L. Tiedeman (1876).
7. Chanson by Sweelinck (ed. R. Eitner, 1877).
8. Selections from Johannes Wanning's 'LII Sententiae' (ed. R. Eitner, 1878).
9. Mass 'Fortuna Desperata,' by Jacob Obrecht (ed. R. Eitner, 1880).
10. Old Dutch Dances arranged for piano (4 hands), by J. C. M. van Riemsdijk (1882).

The Vereeniging has also published a volume entitled Musique et Musiciens an XVII^e Siècle. Correspondance et Œuvre musicales de Constantin Huygens publiées par W. J. A. Jonckbloet et J. P. N. Land' (1882). Besides these works, three volumes of transactions have appeared, under the title of 'Bouwsteenen' (issued for members only, 1869–72, 1872–4, and 1874–81). To each is prefixed a short 'chronicle' of the proceedings of the association. The contents are principally (1) materials for a dictionary of Dutch musicians, most valuable for local statistics and bibliography, (2) catalogues of little-known musical collections, (3) particulars respecting the organs, carillons, etc. of Holland, (4) miscellaneous contributions to the antiquities of Dutch music. The 'Bouwsteenen' are now superseded by a regular journal ('Tijdschrift '), of which two numbers have appeared (1882, 1883). The secretary is Dr. H. C. Rogge, university librarian at Amsterdam.

[App. p.811 "The list of publications issued by this society is to be continued as follows:—

11. Const. Huygens, 'Pathodia Sacra et Profana' (ed. W. J. A. Jonckbloet and J. P. N. Land, 1883).
12. Six Psalms by Sweelinck. In 4 parts (ed. R. Eitner, 1884).
13. J. A. Reinken's 'Hortus Musicus' (ed. J. C. M. van Riemsdijk. 1886).
14. J. A. Reinken, 'Partite diverse sopra l'Aria: 'Schweiget mir von Weiber nehmen' (1887).
(Without. No.) J. P. Sweelinck, 'O Sacrum Convivium,' 5 part motet.
15. J. P. Sweelinck, Cantio sacra, 'Hodie Christus natus est,' 5 parts.

The second volume of the society's 'Tijdschrift' was completed in 1887."]

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