In addition to his work as a carillonist and technician, was a particularly skillful recorder player. In 1644 in Antwerp, Paulus Matthysz published 's "Euterpe oft Speel-goddinneI", a collection of variations on popular folk songs at the time for recorder. It was later renamed to "Der Fluyten Lust-hofI". A subsequent volume ("Der Fluyten Lust-hofII") was published in 1946 and a revised and greatly enlarged version of first volume was published in 1649. Probably in response to the success of the works, Sint Janskerk increased the salary paid to provided that he entertain passers-by with songs on his recorder. A second version "Der Fluyten Lust-hofII" was published in 1657 and a third and final version of "Der Fluyten Lust-hofI" was published 1656.