News
| Museaal perspectief |
Toekomst NMI. |
| Onderzoekers aan het woord |
| Joyce Kiliaan over Marius Flothuis. |
| Het NMI in Vrije Geluiden (9) |
| Zondag 12 februari 10:30 uur. |
| Tweedledum and Tweedledee van Pieter Hellendaal |
Nieuwe download serie Akkoord Magazine. |
Activities
| Accordeonduo TOEAC |
| Lunchpauzeconcert Dinsdag 7 februari 2012 NMI (aula KB), Den Haag 12:30 - 13:00 uur |
Related NMI projects
wo2-muziek.nl
The Second World War in Music.
juliusrontgen.nl
The composer Julius Röntgen.
kov-symphonia.nl
Het verleden van een Rotterdams orkest in woord, beeld en geluid.
indonesianmusiclife.com
Concert life in the Dutch East Indies / Indonesia.
Netherlands Music Institute
The Netherlands Music Institute (NMI) is the central institution for the preservation of the musical heritage of the Netherlands.
Thousands of music manuscripts, letters and other documents will be found in the music archives. The library contains numerous early prints of treatises and scores, as well as modern editions and reference works. The collections serve as a source for historical research and modern music practice.
Featured
From the archives: Monthly featureIn this section, each month one item from the music archives will be presented. A selection will be made of a diversity of objects – music manuscripts, letters, utensils, photographs, etc. – which show glimpses of the connections between musicians and events in Dutch and international musical life.February: a letter of recommendation, written for the young Alexander Voormolen by Maurice Ravel (1919). Web presentations »
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Julius Röntgen: sound and imageA special website is dedicated to the Dutch composer Julius Röntgen (1855-1932). This website is now accessible to English readers, providing an abundance of information about his life and work, family and friendships, including video and audio materials. Röntgen was born and educated in Leipzig, but has been living in the Netherlands since 1877. He has entertained friendly relations with Johannes Brahms and especially Edvard Grieg. |
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State subsidy for musical heritage cut to zeroIn his vision of what should be ‘new culture policy', State Secretary Halbe Zijlstra has announced on Friday, June 10 that subsidy for the Netherlands Music Institute will be terminated as of January 1, 2013. This effectively means that the State denies further responsibility for musical heritage. |
Louis Andriessen: "It's War!" |
| "Everything that has been built up after the war in the last sixty years is now being destroyed", Andriessen on the destruction by the Rutte administration of the Dutch Music Institute and the Music Centre Netherlands. |
