Besides protest songs, cartoons were a popular ’weapon’ as well. This one depicts Stadholder William V as Cupid.
Besides protest songs, cartoons were a popular 'weapon' as well. This one depicts Stadholder William V as Cupid. Around 1800, political and social unrest swept through Europe. The Netherlands, or more correctly, the Dutch Republic, also was the scene of civil conflict and political coups. Music played an important role in this, Assistant Professor of Intangible Heritage Renée Vulto says. Together with the ensemble Camerata Trajectina , she brought the revolutionary music of the time back to life. Which role did music play in the lives of the the eighteenth-century Dutch? How did this music sound? And which parallels can be drawn to our current times? - The 'fire of revolution'.
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