Joost van den Vondel
Joost van den Vondel (; 17 November 1587 – 5 February 1679) was a Dutch playwright, poet, literary translator and writer. He is generally regarded as the greatest writer in the Dutch language as well as an important figure in the history of Western literature. In his native country, Vondel is often called the “Prince of Poets” and the Dutch language is sometimes referred to as “the language of Vondel”. His oeuvre consists of 33 plays, a large number of poems in different genres and forms, an epic poem and many translations of predominantly classical literature. Vondel lived in the Dutch Republic during the Eighty Years' War and became the leading literary figure of the Dutch Golden Age.Although Vondel was born in Cologne, his family, who were Mennonites, originally came from Antwerp, but had to flee after the fall of the city in 1585. They settled in Cologne, but were persecuted there as well. Eventually they moved to Amsterdam in the then newly formed Dutch Republic. In Amsterdam, Vondel joined the Chamber of rhetoric, a literary society where members studied and composed poetry together. This was the start of his long career as a writer. In 1610 he married Mayken de Wolff, with whom he had five children, of which three died in infancy. A pivotal moment in Vondel's life was his conversion to Catholicism, which was met with controversy in the then dominant Protestant society of the Dutch Republic. In his later life Vondel dedicated himself almost exclusively to his dramatic work and religious poetry. He wrote plays until he was 80 years old and eventually died in Amsterdam at the age of 91. Vondel's earliest known poem dates from 1605. The first play Vondel wrote was ''Het Pascha'' in 1612 and his last ''Noach'', written in 1667. Vondel primarily wrote tragedies, of which a great deal were written in the period between 1654 and 1667. Although his ''Palamedes'' (1625) and ''Gijsbrecht van Aemstel'' (1637) are acclaimed works, the tragedies he wrote after 1654 are considered to be the highlights of his oeuvre. Plays like ''Lucifer'', ''Jephta'', ''Adam in ballingschap'' (Adam in exile) and ''Noach'' are among Vondel's most celebrated works and are consistently ranked among the greatest works of Dutch literature. Especially ''Lucifer'' is almost by common consent regarded as Vondel's masterpiece. Like his plays, Vondel's poetry is acclaimed as well, in particular for the virtuosic style and mastery of verse. Notable poems include ''Het stockske van Oldenbarneveldt'' ("The Cane of Oldenbarnevelt"), ''Roskam'' (Curry Comb) and ''Kinder-lijck'' (Childlike), about the death of his son. Provided by Wikipedia
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Gijsbrecht van Amstel / by Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Lucifer / by Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Mary Stuart, or, Tortured majesty / by Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Minnedeuntjes : twee liederen voor middenstem en piano, 1939 / by Ketting, Piet, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Harpzang van Koning David (XII) : voor dramatische alt (of mezzo) en groot orkest : 1948 / by Bijvanck, Henk, 1909-1969, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Harpzang van Koning David (Psalm XLI) : voor zang en orkest : 1956 / by Bijvanck, Henk, 1909-1969, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Harpzang van Koning David (CVII ) : voor dramatische alt (of mezzo) en groot orkest : 1948 / by Bijvanck, Henk, 1909-1969, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Deuntje : voor dubbel gemengd koor a cappella, 1952 / by Dijk, Jan van, 1918-2016, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Kinder-lijck : voor gemengd koor a cappella, 1944/revised 1952 / by Dijk, Jan van, 1918-2016, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Drie Vondel-liederen : voor vrouwenkoor a cappella, 1944-1945/revised 1952 / by Dijk, Jan van, 1918-2016, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Alphons Diepenbrock, 1862-1921, and the Golden Age. by Diepenbrock, Alphons, 1862-1921, Moerkerken, P. H. van 1839-1901, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679
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Symphonie no. IV voor gemengd koor, soli en orkest / by Dijk, Jan van, 1918-2016, Pers, D. P. approximately 1581-1662, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679, Bastiaanse, Frans, 1868-1947
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Symphonie no. IV voor soli, gemengd koor, strijkorkest, fluiten en hobo's, 1951 / by Dijk, Jan van, 1918-2016, Pers, D. P. approximately 1581-1662, Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679, Bastiaanse, Frans, 1868-1947
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Gysbrecht van Aemstel : voor bariton, koor en orkest / by Diepenbrock, Alphons, 1862-1921
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Simeon's lofzang/ by Diepenbrock, Alphons, 1862-1921
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Complete songs for solo voice and piano. Vijf liederen voor middenstem en piano / by Diepenbrock, Alphons, 1862-1921
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