Dutch Songs of the Sea (String Quartet)

This contains 3 pieces for string quartet:

1.     Een Liedje van Koppestock, den Veerman is also known as In Naam van Oranje.  

This is about the intake of Den Briel in 1572 for Willem van Oranje.

2.     Daar was Laatst een Meisje Loos (There was a Girl Last Time There)

This is a Dutch sea shanty that was sung as they walked around the capstan. This song is also a popular Dutch children's song.

3.     Een Triomfantelijk Lied van de Zilvervloot (A Triumphant Song of the Silver Fleet) Also called ' 'Heb je van de Zilveren Vloot wel Gehoord'

This song is about the victory of Dutch Commander, Piet Hein on the Spanish Armada in 1628 during the Eighty Years’ War.

Instrumentation: String Quartet – Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola and Cello

Composer: J J Viotta, Trad, A J Schooleman

Arranger: Fiona Hickie