Cover of WILHELMUS, HET in 1626 - as notified in his Nederlandsche Gedenck-Clanck, the melody became the official Dutch national anthem since 1932; from then on even Catholics accepted it
Cover of WHAT IF A DAY in 1626 - melody of Merck Toch Hoe Sterck from his Dutch geuzenliedboek Valerius' Gedenckclanck where it is mentioned as Comedianten Dans; written to commemorate the Spanish siege of the city of Bergen-op-Zoom in 1622; tune of the Dutch World Service
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