Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

Dutch orchestra specializing in early European music, founded by Frans Brüggen and Lucy van Dael in 1981
Organization orchestra Q1546339
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

Summary

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century is an orchestra[1]. It draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (orchestra category, ranking #54 of 416).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's field of work was music[3].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's field of work was classical music[4].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's field of work was Classical period[5].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century received the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds award[6].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century is in the country of Netherlands[7].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's instance of is recorded as orchestra[8].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's founder is recorded as Frans Brüggen[9].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's genre is classical music[10].
  • 1981 marks the founding of Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century[11].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's official website is recorded as http://www.orchestra18c.com/[12].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's start of work period is recorded as 1981[13].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's musical conductor is recorded as Frans Brüggen[14].
  • Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1381'}[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Orchestra[16]

  • Country: NL[17]

  • Began / founded: 1981[18]

  • Genre(s): classical[19]

  • Community tags: classical, dutch orchestra, early music orchestra, orchestra[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 818b4526-69e0-4ce8-96ff-4586af1ef1f4[21]

Body

Founding

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century's founder is recorded as Frans Brüggen[9]. 1981 marks the founding of it[11].

Industry

Fields of work include music[3], a type of arts[22]; classical music[4], a music genre[23], founded in 0500[24]; and Classical period[5], a music genre[25], founded in 1730[26].

Recognition

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century received the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds award[6].

Why It Matters

Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century draws 32 Wikipedia views per month (orchestra category, ranking #54 of 416).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century receive?

Honors received include Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds award[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/orchestra-of-the-eighteenth-century
MLA “Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/orchestra-of-the-eighteenth-century.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_orchestra-of-the-eighteenth-century_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/orchestra-of-the-eighteenth-century}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century — https://4ort.xyz/entity/orchestra-of-the-eighteenth-century (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/orchestra-of-the-eighteenth-century · Last refreshed: