5-612: Peter Benoit Huis (literally Peter Benoit House ) is a museum in Harelbeke in West Flanders , Belgium . The museum is dedicated to the work of the Flemish composer and musical educational theorist Peter Benoit (1834-1901). It was founded by Paul Vandebuerie, a composer from Harelbeke and collector in large part of the collection of the museum. In 2001 the concept of the museum was newly designed to an experience museum . Benoits history
10-605: A museum remembers the life and work of musician and composer Peter Benoit , called the Peter Benoit Huis . This cemetery is located just outside the downtown of Harelbeke and was designed by Willian Harrison Cowlishaw and contains the graves of 1126 Commonwealth soldiers who died during WWI (1055 from the UK, 26 from Canada, 7 from Australia, 4 from South Africa and 3 from Newfoundland). In addition 10 British soldiers who died during WWII are buried here. Harelbeke has, since 1958, been
15-399: Is staged by five female personalities that have played a crucial role in his life. As a result, his life is being told from different angles. The characters are: In the museum a film can be seen and music can be heard, both from him and from his colleague composers. One of his most renown music pieces is Phantasy 3 . It was played for years as the closing melody of the broadcaster BRT . Near
20-466: The city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste . On January 1, 2019, Harelbeke had a total population of 28,447. The total area is 29.14 km² which gives a population density of 898 inhabitants per km². Inhabitants consider their hometown to be a "Weireldstad" ( metropolis ), which also led to a monthly "Harelbekedag" amongst the students of Harelbeke studying in Ghent . In Harelbeke
25-502: The museum, the little birth house of Benoit can be visited. It gives an impression of the poor circumstances in which he was born. The museum also hosts a library with a variety of works on Benoit and a collection of 4,000 folk songs . Harelbeke Harelbeke ( Dutch: [ˈɦaːrəlˌbeːkə] ; West Flemish : Oarlbeke ) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders . The municipality comprises
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