Heute ist der 7.04.2025
Datum: 7.04.2025 - Source 1 (https://flessenpostuitbergen.nl/tien-vragen-aan-onze-bergense-beiaardier-klaas-de-haan/):
- Interview mit einem Bergener Beiaardier.
- Geboren am 9. Juni 1967 in Den Burg, Texel.
- Mit 6 Jahren nach Friesland gezogen, aufgewachsen in Scharnegoutum.
- Musste sich an die friesische Sprache und Mentalität gewöhnen.
- Verheiratet mit Elvira, zwei Söhne: Nico (23 Jahre) und Thijs (21 Jahre).
- Ursprünglicher Berufswunsch: Lokomotivführer, später Interesse an Musik entwickelt.
- Vater war Uhrmacher, beeinflusste Interesse an der Beiaard.
- Begann mit Orgel und Klavier, dann Beiaard.
- Freizeitaktivitäten: Wandern, Konzerte besuchen, Musik spielen.
- Beiaardier in mehreren Städten: Laren (NH), Rhenen, Bolsward, Heerenveen, Bergen (NH), und Adjunkt-Beiaardier in Hilversum.
- Organist der Lichtboogkerk in Hilversum.
- Spielt in Bergen meist zweimal im Monat samstags um 11:30 Uhr und am 4. Mai vor der Gedenkfeier.
- Carillon wird von einem Computer gesteuert, Klavier kürzlich erneuert.
- Carillon 1970 erbaut zur Erinnerung an 25 Jahre Freiheit, mit Namen von Kriegstoten auf den Glocken.
- Gute Erinnerungen an Besuche in Bergen während der Kindheit.
- Ratschlag an sein jüngeres Ich: "Musik verbindet!"
Source 2 (https://www.zeeuwseankers.nl/en/stories/the-zeeland-beiaard):
- Beiaard playing is a musical tradition from the Low Countries.
- A 'beiaardier' plays the beiaard, located high in towers of historic buildings near public gathering areas.
- Weekly concerts are held by the 'stadsbeiaardier' (town carillonneur) on market days and public holidays.
- Beiaard music contributes to the atmosphere of historic towns and unites residents and visitors.
- Carillons are found in various locations in Zeeland, including Middelburg, Vlissingen, Veere, Goes, Tholen, Sint-Maartensdijk, Zierikzee, Axel, Hulst, and Sluis.
- Grace notes are automatically rung in several places in Zeeland, with some dating back to the mid-sixteenth century in Zierikzee and Arnemuiden.
- The beiaard, also known as carillon or 'klokkenspel', originated around 1500 in the Low Countries.
- By the late 14th century, Vlissingen and Middelburg introduced extra notes in church and town hall towers, known as 'voorslag'.
- The carillon could be played manually using a baton clavier from 1500 onwards.
- Automated chimes ring daily on the hour and every quarter hour.
- Bells for carillons were made in foundries, with Amsterdam and Antwerp being significant centers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- The Burgerhuys family in Middelburg was active as bell-founders from 1600 to 1679.
- Interest in beiaard culture declined in the 18th and 19th centuries but revived around 1880 due to Jef Denijn.
- During WWII, many bells were removed by the Germans for war use; some were sunk to prevent transport.
- After the war, some carillons were returned to municipalities, and new carillons were installed in restored towers.
- The carillon clavier consists of a manual or baton keyboard and a pedal clavier, with keys connected to clappers via metal wires.
- Beiaardiers strike keys with their pinky fingers or thumbs to make bells chime, affecting dynamics and musicality.
- Automated systems reduce the need for beiaardiers to climb towers frequently.
- Musical compositions are updated several times a year, with adjustments made to metal pegs in the tower.
- Beiaardiers often receive training from the Netherlands Beiaard School or the Royal Beiaard School.
- Each carillon in Zeeland has its own town carillonneur, incorporating contemporary music into their repertoire.
- Beiaard culture is recognized on the national list of intangible cultural heritage in the Netherlands.