| Product ID | SON00000139 |
| Composer | Peter Habraken |
| Duration | 08:10 min |
| Genre | Classical, Concert piece |
| Instrumentation | Concert band |
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| SKU | SON00000139 |
| Composer | Peter Habraken |
| Arranger | |
| Genre | Classical Concert piece |
| Instrumentation | Concert band |
| Free description | Concert piece for wind orchestra, about the birth of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Completely revised in 2024. |
| Grade | 5 |
| Duration | 08:10 min |
| Year | 2014 |
Program Notes
Concert piece for wind orchestra, about the birth of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Completely revised in 2024.
Three historic melodies, popular in earlier times, form the musical foundation of this piece: “Est-ce mars”, “Merck toch hoe Sterck” (a Dutch patriotic song) and the Dutch national anthem: “Wilhelmus”.
During the Dutch War of Independence (1568-1648), the foundation of the Netherlands was laid in the form of the “Republic of the Seven United Netherlands”.
The arts, science and trade flourished, but went into decline after this Golden Age, and the Netherlands were eventually annexed by the French Empire in the early 19th century.
After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, the music expresses the journey of the future King William I, traveling by ship from England to Scheveningen, where his landing and subsequent coronation symbolise the birth of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.