Karel Miry (14 August 1823 – 5 October 1889) was a Belgian composer. He was one of the first Belgian composers to write operas to librettos in Dutch and is known as the composer of the music for De Vlaamse Leeuw, the national anthem of Flanders, for which Hippoliet van Peene wrote the lyrics.[1]
Karel Miry was born and died in Ghent, where he studied the violin with Jean Andries and harmony and composition with Martin Joseph Mengal at the Royal Conservatory. He completed his studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, where he was a student of François-Auguste Gevaert. Miry succeeded Andries as a professor of harmony and counterpoint in 1857, and in 1871 he became the assistant director under Adolphe Samuel of the conservatory. In 1875, he was appointed as inspector of music at the municipal schools of Ghent; in 1881 the state-aided schools were added to his responsibility. Karel Miry died in 1889 in Ghent.[2]
Miry was well known for his operas, operettas, vaudevilles, and lyrical dramas. While he is one of the first composers to use Dutch language libretto’s, several French works were also written by him. He also composed romances, songs, and cantatas. His most famous work is De Vlaemsche Leeuw (The Lion of Flanders), which was very popular and became the official national anthem of the Flemish Community on 6 July 1973.[3]
^Albert Ernest Wier (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. Macmillan. p. 1190.
^Anne-Marie Riessauw, Miry, Karel on Grove Music Online (subscription required)
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relish its fiery wine) by the German author Nikolaus Becker. The music, by KarelMiry (1823–1899), is apparently influenced by Robert Schumann's Sonntags am...
1901) August 13 – Goldwin Smith, English historian (d. 1910) August 14 – KarelMiry, Belgian composer (d. 1889) August 15 – Orris S. Ferry, American Civil...
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Salle Le Peletier) Édouard Lalo – Fiesque Jules Massenet – La Grand'Tante KarelMiry Frans Ackermann (opera in 4 acts, libretto by N. Destanberg, premièred...
Charles Lecocq – Les cent vierges Miguel Marqués – Justos por pecadores KarelMiry De dichter en zijn droombeeld (opera in 4 acts, libretto by Hendrik Conscience...
Gialdini – L'Idolo cinese (premiered at the Teatro delle Logge, in Florence) KarelMiry – Het arme kind (opera in 1 act, libretto by J. Story, premiered in Ghent)...
D major, Op. 21 No. 2 Charles Sandys Packer – "City of Sydney Polka" KarelMiry – La Lanterne magique (opera in 3 acts, libretto by Hippoliet van Peene...
Cavalry Overture Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams" KarelMiry Maria van Boergondië (opera in 4 acts, libretto by N. Destanberg, premiered...
Lefebvre – Le Trésor premiered in Angers Miguel Marqués – La cruz de fuego KarelMiry – De kleine patriot (opera in 4 acts, libretto by J. Hoste, premiered...
Giuseppe Verdi – String Quartet in E minor Léo Delibes — Le roi l'a dit KarelMiry — Muziek in t'huisgezin (opera in 1 act, libretto by N. Destanberg) 1492...
Flemish anthem "De Vlaamse Leeuw" of which the music was composed by KarelMiry. He was the first modern Flemish playwright and he wrote 35 theatre plays...
Flemish composer and conductor. He was a student of Adolphe Samuel and KarelMiry at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent. Later on, he became a teacher at this...
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graduating as Doctor of Law in 1867. At the same time he studied music, with KarelMiry at the Ghent Conservatory, winning First Prize in Harmony (1859) and Counterpoint...
De Gids. Hippoliet Van Peene, "De Vlaamse Leeuw", song set to music by KarelMiry Hippoliet Van Peene, Willem van Dampierre, historical drama Buildings...
Theatre, Brussels, where in October he sang in Flemish the leading role in KarelMiry's Frans Ackermann. In December 1867 he was appointed professor of singing...
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