Music in the Netherlands

1. Music in the Netherlands

2. DUTCH MUSIC: • Punk • Folk • Pop Music • Rock • Electronic Music

3. PUNK • It was among the first punk bands, originating from Hazerswoude, a group of homosexuals from Nijmegen, was one of the most infamous punk formation of the Netherlands. They sprang from the left wing and gay movements that thrived in Nijmegen during the 70's and 80's. Their provocative performances often literally resulted in orgies of sex, drugs and noise. They existed only for three years (1977-1980). • The Ex is an Amsterdam group of musicians making something that could be called punk. De Heideroosjes is also a well-known Dutch punk rock group, singing in Dutch, English, German and dialect.

4. FOLK • Dutch folk music, is characterized by simple straightforward bass motives heavily supplemented with fast, often happy, melody. Uncommon among other European folk, in Dutch music the bass line, not the melody, is the musical line that is danced to. This means that though the music itself may sound fast, the dances are usually quite moderate to slow in tempo. The dances themselves are mainly group dances rather than individual or dual dances. Clogs are often worn during dances; however, Dutch clog dancing is very different from its more modern counterpart.

5. POP MUSIC • Many Dutch artists have become popular by singing songs in their own language. It started with Peter Koelewijn in the late 50s, the first to sing Rock and Roll in Dutch. In the 60s it was mainly Boudewijn de Groot - to this day extremely popular. In the 70s there were many performers, of which stood out. The 80s were for André Hazes and less . The 90s were dominated by Marco Borsato. Other well known names throughout the years were Jan Smit, Frans Bauer, Gerard Joling, Gordon, Guus Meeuwis and René Froger.

6. ROCK MUSIC • Pioneers of Dutch rock were the so-called Indorock bands from the late 1950s, like The Tielman Brothers and the Blue Diamonds. They played rock guitar instrumentals when most of the Netherlands's youth had hardly heard of rock 'n' roll. They stemmed from the Indo community in The Hague and were pivotal in earning that city the title of Beatstad ('Beat city') in later years. With 60s bands like Golden Earring and Shocking Blue, and Kane and Anouk in the 90s, The Hague became synonymous for main stream rock.

7. ELECTRONIC MUSIC • In the early 90's, Dutch DJ's developed a style of electronic dance music called gabber. The style was developed in reaction to the commercialization of house music and was heavily influenced by early hardcore from Frankfurt and New York. The DJs stripped the music of what they perceived as excess sounds, songs were reduced to a high-speed monotonous beat.

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