File:United States Navy Band - Het Wilhelmus.ogg

United_States_Navy_Band_-_Het_Wilhelmus.ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 49 s, 134 kbps, file size: 796 KB)

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This audio file for "Het Wilhelmus" has been corrected to the proper tempo at File:United States Navy Band - Het Wilhelmus (tempo corrected).ogg.
Please use that file to refer to the anthem in articles going forward.

Summary

Composer	Unknown, arranged by Adrianus Valerius
Performance artist	United States Navy Band
Title	"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe"
Description	English: An instrumental U.S. recording of "Wilhelmus van Nassouwe", the Dutch national anthem.
Composition date	circa 1574 date QS:P,+1574-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Performance date	circa May 2003 date QS:P,+2003-05-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Source	https://web.archive.org/web/2003050101011/www.navyband.navy.mil/national_anthems.html http://web.archive.org/web/2004100101011im_/www.navyband.navy.mil/anthems/anthems/netherlands.mp3
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:42, 7 August 2023	49 s (796 KB)	Botmanski	Reverted to version as of 22:46, 7 May 2023 (UTC) - Moved the tempo corrected file to File:United States Navy Band - Het Wilhelmus (tempo corrected).ogg for further use in articles.
	11:15, 3 August 2023	1 min 5 s (1.09 MB)	Vlaemink	Reverted to version as of 10:49, 18 April 2023 (UTC) See the talk page (2nd time)
	22:46, 7 May 2023	49 s (796 KB)	LKR23	Reverted to version as of 21:01, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
	10:49, 18 April 2023	1 min 5 s (1.09 MB)	Vlaemink	Reverted to version as of 14:29, 6 December 2022 (UTC) See the talk page. Thank you
	21:01, 7 December 2022	49 s (796 KB)	LKR23	Reverted to version as of 19:22, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
	14:29, 6 December 2022	1 min 5 s (1.09 MB)	Vlaemink	Reverted to version as of 13:18, 22 April 2020 (UTC) This is the correct tempo.
	19:22, 24 May 2020	49 s (796 KB)	Illegitimate Barrister	COM:OVERWRITE
	13:18, 22 April 2020	1 min 5 s (1.09 MB)	Vlaemink	Adjusted tempo, previous version is played almost at double tempo.
	19:30, 27 April 2018	49 s (796 KB)	Illegitimate Barrister	Reverted to version as of 23:24, 27 February 2018 (UTC) COM:OVERWRITE
	18:37, 27 April 2018	1 min 5 s (1.09 MB)	IJzerhouwer	This previous version has the correct tempo! The other / original version is much too fast!