The collection contained 76 songs (including Wilhelmus, which became the Netherlands' national anthem), and unusually for the time the songs were printed in musical notation (many similar collections named well-known tunes to which a printed text should be sung). Musical accompaniments were to be done by four-stringed citterns and seven-stringed lutes; the accompaniments were printed in tablature.
The collection contained 76 songs, including Wilhelmus, which became the Netherlands' national anthem, and was notable for its inclusion of musical notation for both the songs and their accompanying music. The accompaniments were intended to be played on citterns and lutes, with the accompaniment itself being printed in tablature form.