Short bio Jacob van Eyck
Full biography Jacob van Eyck
Jacob van Eyck was a Dutch composer and performer who lived during the 16th and 17th centuries. He was a truly gifted musician who mastered several instruments including flutes, recorders, and the viola da gamba.
Van Eyck is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of his time, known for his excellent musical compositions that were widely admired by audiences across Europe. One of his most famous works was his collection of variations and improvisations on popular tunes, known as "Der Fluyten Lust-hof."
Aside from being a composer, van Eyck was also known for his talent as a carillon player, which is a musical instrument consisting of bells that are arranged in a tower and played by a keyboard. In fact, he was even appointed as the carillonneur of the city of Utrecht, where he performed regularly.
Van Eyck's influence on music continues to be felt even today, with his works having inspired several generations of musicians and composers. His unique style of incorporating improvisational elements into traditional musical pieces challenged the conventions of his time, making him a true innovator in the world of music.
Compositions featuring Jacob van Eyck
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Der Fluyten Lust-hof | 623:15 min | Chamber Music | 1646 |
| 2 | Pavane Lachrymae, for recorder | 9:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 3 | Psalm 140 ofte tien Geboden (from Der Fluyten Lust-hof) | 2:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 4 | Psalm 134 | 3:43 min | Choral | - |
| 5 | Psalm 133: O combien est plaisant et souhaitable, for flute | 5:27 min | Choral | - |
| 6 | Psalm 118 (from Der Fluyten Lusthof I) | 5:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 7 | Psalm 103, fo carillon | 5:31 min | Keyboard | - |
| 8 | Psalm 68, Staet op, Heer, toont u oversaeght (Arise, Lord, show your strength) | 4:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 9 | Prins Robberts Masco | 2:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 10 | Preludium Ofte Voorspel | 0:45 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 11 | Philis Schoon Herderinne | 3:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 12 | Phantasia (From Van Eyck's der Fluyten Lust-Hof) | 3:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 13 | Puer Nobis Nascitur (Unto us a child is born) | 4:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 14 | Orainge (Orange) | 2:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 15 | Onse Vader in Hemelryck (From Van Eyck's der Fluyten Lust-Hof) | 5:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Onder de Linde Groen | 2:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 17 | O slaep, o zoete slaep (O sleep, o sweet sleep) (from Der Fluyten Lust-Hof II) | 5:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | O Heiligh Zaligh, for recorder | 2:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | O Heilig Zalig | 3:36 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 20 | Myn siele wilt den Herre, for keyboard (attr.) (Susanne van Soldt Virginal Book) | 2:20 min | Keyboard | - |
| 21 | More Palatino (Van de Lombart) | 1:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 22 | Meysie wilje by myn slapen (Sweetie, wanna sleep with me?) | 0:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 23 | Malle Symen | 3:22 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 24 | Tweede Carileen | 2:27 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 25 | Wel op, well op, ick gae ter jacht (Get up, Get up, I'm going to hunt) | 1:05 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Wel Jan Wat Drommel ('t Uitnement Kabinet II) | 1:27 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 27 | Vierde Carileen ("Fourth Carileen") (after Henry Lawes) | 2:03 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Verwaelde Konighin | 1:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Variations on Le Jeune's Psalm 9 "De tout mon coeur t'exalteray," for recorder & ensemble | 3:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 30 | Variations on Dowland's Pavane Lachrimae, for recorder & continuo | 5:10 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 31 | Variations on "Wat Zal Men Op Den Avond Doen" | 4:40 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Variationer Over Koralmelodien "I Jesu Navn" (Variations on the chorale In The Name Of Jesus) | 4:55 min | Choral | - |
| 33 | Van Goosen ("About Goosen") | 3:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Tweede Lavignone, for recorder | 7:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | Lof-zangh Marie ("Praise song of Mary") (The Magnificat) | 2:32 min | Choral | - |
| 36 | Stil, stil een reys ("Hush, hush a moment") | 1:18 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Stemme nova (Der Luyten Lust-Hof, Vol. 1) | 1:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Standing Masque | 1:19 min | Opera | - |
| 39 | Silvester inde Morgenstond ("Silvester in the morning time") | 1:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Si vous me voules guerir (From Van Eyck's der Fluyten Lust-Hof) | 3:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Rosemont die lagh gedoken, for recorder | 2:58 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 42 | Rosemont | 1:36 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | Repicavan, for recorder | 2:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 44 | Questa dolce sirena for solo recorder (after Gastoldi) | 3:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Bocxvoetje, for recorder | 1:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 46 | De Zoete Zoomer Tyden | 2:18 min | Orchestral | - |
| 47 | De Tweede Licke-Pot (from Der Fluyten Lust-hof II) | 2:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | De Lustelycke Mey, for recorder | 8:53 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 49 | De eerste licke-pot (From Van Eyck's der Fluyten Lust-Hof) | 2:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Courante, for recorder | 2:28 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 51 | Courante Mars | 1:35 min | Orchestral | - |
| 52 | Courant ("Harte Diefje Waerom Zoo Stil") | 2:59 min | Orchestral | - |
| 53 | Comagain ("Come again") (after John Dowland) | 6:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 54 | Bravade | 2:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 55 | Boffons for ensemble ("Variations on a French Tune") | 1:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 56 | Doen Dafne over de Schoene Maeght (from Der Fluyten Lusthof I) | 5:22 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 57 | Bockxvoetje (II) (Goat-foot) | 1:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 58 | Bockxvoetje (I) (Goat-foot) | 1:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 59 | Blydschap van my vliedt ("Joy flees from me") | 1:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 60 | Bien heureus, for recorder | 3:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 61 | Batali ("Battle") | 5:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 62 | Ballette Gravesand ("Gravesand Ballet") | 2:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 63 | Amarilli Mia Bella | 5:05 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 64 | Al hebben de Princern haren wensch ("Although princes have their wish") | 1:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 65 | Aerdigh Martyntje ("Lovely Martina") (after Estienne MouliniT) | 1:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 66 | Frans Ballet, for recorder | 3:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 67 | Le rossignol, for consort | 2:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 68 | Lavignone | 4:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 69 | Laura (Der Fluyten Lust-Hof, Vol. 2) | 3:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 70 | Lanterlu (from Van Eyck's der Fluyten Lust-Hof) | 3:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 71 | La Bergere | 1:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 72 | L'Amia cillae (My friend Celia) | 2:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 73 | Janneman en Alemoer, for recorder | 1:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 74 | Herr ick wil u uyt 's herter grond, for keyboard (attr.) (Susanne van Soldt Virginal Book) | 4:05 min | Keyboard | - |
| 75 | Geswinde Bode van de min ("Swift messenger of love") | 1:28 min | Choral | - |
| 76 | Gabrielle Maditelle ("Gabrielle told me she") | 2:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 77 | Ach, treurt myn bedroefde schapen ("Ah! Mourn my sorrowful sheep) | 2:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 78 | France Courante ("France Courante") (after Jean Boyer) | 2:19 min | Orchestral | - |
| 79 | Fantasia En Echo | 2:18 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 80 | Excusemoy ("Can she excuse") (after John Dowland) | 4:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 81 | Engels Nachtegaeltje (From Van Eyck's der Fluyten Lust-Hof) | 3:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 82 | Engels Liedt, for recorder | 3:23 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 83 | Eerste carileen | 3:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 84 | Een Spaense Voys | 1:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 85 | Een Schots Lietjen (From Van Eyck's der Fluyten Lust-Hof) | 2:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 86 | Drie Koningen vreught (from Der Fluyten Lusthof I) | 1:44 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Jacob van Eyck
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Van Eyck, François Lazarevitch – Der Fluyten Lust-Hof(CD, Album) | 2021 | Alpha Classics |
| 2 |  |
Van Eyck, Marion Verbruggen – Der Fluyten Luft-Hof (Selections)(2×CD, Album, Reissue) | 2017 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 3 |  |
Alessandra Bellino, Jacob Van Eyck - Tommaso Rossi, Ensemble Dissonanzen, Ciro Longobardi, Lucia Bova, Daniele Colombo, Francesco Solombrino – Bravade! Ovvero Delle Metamorfosi(CD, Album) | 2016 | Stradivarius |
| 4 |  |
Jacob Jan Van Eyck, Johannette Zomer – Pleasure Garden (Der Fluiten Lusthof)(CD, Album) | 2011 | Eloquentia |
| 5 |  |
Hume | Purcell | Dowland | Blow | Jakob Van Eyck - L'Art Du Bois – Musical Humors & Lamentations(CD, ) | 2010 | Etcetera (3) |
| 6 |  |
Nicolas Vallet, Jacob Van Eyck – Le Secret Des Muses(CD, Album) | 2007 | Alice Musik Produktion |
| 7 |  |
Sweelinck, Van Eyck, Verrijt, Buns - Musica Amphion, Pieter-Jan Belder – Music From The Golden Age Of Rembrandt | 2007 | Brilliant Classics |
| 8 |  |
Jacob Van Eyck, Dan Laurin – Evergreens From The Pleasure Garden(CD, ) | 2006 | BIS |
| 9 |  |
Van Eyck - Marion Verbruggen – Der Fluyten Luft-Hof (Selections)(2×CD, Compilation) | 2003 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 10 |  |
Kazuo Hanaoka – Jan van Eyck – Der Fluyten Lust-hof(CD, Album) | 1998 | Trout Records (3) |
| 11 |  |
Jacob Van Eyck, Marion Verbruggen – Der Fluyten Lust-Hof (Volume II) | 1996 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 12 |  |
Camerata Trajectina, Jacob van Eyck – Jacob van Eyck & Dutch Songs Of The Golden Age | 1994 | Philips |
| 13 |  |
Fontana, Barsanti, Telemann, van Eyck, Castello, Frescobaldi / Clas Pehrsson – Performs Recorder Music(CD, Compilation) | 1994 | BIS |
| 14 |  |
Jacob Van Eyck, Marion Verbruggen – "Der Fluyten Lust-Hof" ("The Flute's Garden of Delights")(CD, Album) | 1993 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 15 |  |
Jacob Van Eyck, György Van Róbert, László Czidra, Dániel Benkő, Camerata Hungarica, Melinda Lugosi, Lassus Quartet – The Nightingale = A Fülemüle | 1992 | Hungaroton |
| 16 |  |
Dan Laurin, Marais, Werner, Shinohara, Eyck, Hirose – Blockflöjter/Recorders(CD, Album) | 1988 | Acoustica (3) |
| 17 |  |
Corrette / Danican Philidor / Van Eyck / Bodin de Boismortier / Dandrieu . Roger Bernolin, Georges Kiss – Un Divertissement Musical A La Cour De Louis XV(LP) | 1984 | Swiss Pan |
| 18 |  |
Giovanni Battista Fontana, Jonkheer Jacob van Eyck, Giovanni Paolo Cima, Johann Sebastian Bach, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Uta Friederich, Elisabeth Maranca – Konzert Für Blockflöte Und Orgel(12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo) | 1984 | VMK |
| 19 |  |
Michala Petri Trio - Arcangelo Corelli, Jacob Jan Van Eyck, Albert Lorenz – Greensleeves • La Folia(LP) | 1983 | Philips |
| 20 |  |
Castello / Frescobaldi / van Eyck / Telemann / Staeps / Hovland - Clas Pehrsson, Thomas Schuback, Maria Wieslander, Kari Ottesen, Tommie Andersson – Recorder & Keyboard(LP, Album) | 1982 | BIS |
| 21 |  |
Arcangelo Corelli, Jacob Van Eyck, Albert Lorenz, Michala Petri Trio – Greensleeves • La Folia (Music From The 17th Century) | 1982 | Philips |
| 22 |  |
Jan Van Eyck, Hans Ulrich Staeps, Heinz Lau, Johann Scherer, Charles Dieupart, J. M. Hotteterre, Ferdinand Conrad, Jeannette Cramer-Chemin-Petit, Linde Höffer Von Winterfeld, Niklas Trüstedt, Hugo Ruf, Johannes Koch – The Recorder, Volume III(LP, Stereo) | 1977 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 23 |  |
Clas Pehrsson, Bengt Ericson, Anders Öhrwall - Fontana / Barsanti / Telemann / van Eyck / Linde / Shinohara – Sonata Prima / Sonata C Minor / Sonate E Minor / Comagain / Fantasia En Echo / Amarilli, Mia Bella / Fragmente(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1976 | BIS |
| 24 |  |
Loeillet, van Eyck, Telemann, Couperin, Carr, Pepusch – Recorder Music With Museum Instruments (II) Circa 1700 | 1975 | Telefunken |
| 25 |  |
Jacob van Eyck - Scott-Martin Kosofsky – Der Fluyten Lust-Hof | 1973 | Titanic (2) |
| 26 |  |
Dieupart • Babell • Van Eyck • Scarlatti • Telemann – Blockflötenmusik Auf Originalinstrumenten • Recorder Music With Original Instruments - Ⅲ (1650-1750) | 1972 | Telefunken |
| 27 |  |
Bach / Haendel / Telemann / Downland / Van Eyck – René Clemencic, Andras Kecskés – Flûte À Bec, Luth Et Guitare | 1971 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 28 |  |
Jr. Jacob van Eyck, Unknown Artist, Teruyuki Noda, Hans Maria Kneihs – "Der Flöten Lusthof" Variationen Für Blockflöte Mit Gitarre(LP, Stereo) | - | Christophorus |
| 29 |  |
Castello, Bassano, Picchi, Van Eyck, Vivaldi, Telemann, Schaffrath, Marianne Lüthi, Walter Stiftner, Rudolf Scheidegger – Musik Für Blöckflöte, Fagott Und Cembalo(LP) | - | Jecklin |
| 30 |  |
Johann Sebastian Bach • Georg Friedrich Händel • Georg Philipp Telemann • John Dowland • Jacob Jan Van Eyck – René Clemencic, András Kecskés – Blockflöten, Laute & Gitarre(LP, Stereo) | - | Deller Recordings |
Videos featuring Jacob van Eyck
Sonata No. 1: Sonata prima
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Sonata No. 1: Sonata prima · Clas Pehrsson · Thomas Schuback
Telemann / Fontana / Castello: Recorder Chamber Music
℗ 1994 BIS
Released on: 1994-02-28
Artist: Clas Pehrsson
Artist: Thomas Schuback
Composer:
℗ 1993, 19
">Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Doen Daphne d'over schoone Maeght (When Daphne, the most beautiful maiden)
Provided to YouTube by harmonia mundi
Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Doen Daphne d'over schoone Maeght (When Daphne, the most beautiful maiden) · Marion Verbruggen
Van Eyck: Selections from "Der Fluyten Lust-Hof" ("The Flute's Garden of Delights")
℗ 1993, 19
Jacob Van Eyck (1590-1657) - Der Fluyten Lust Hof (Erik Bosgraaf, Recorders)
Jacob Van Eyck (1590-1657)
Der Fluyten Lust Hof (Erik Bosgraaf, Recorders)
Tracklist:
00:00:00 Preludium of Voorspel
00:00:41 Phantasia
00:03:07 Lavolette
00:05:29 Een Schots Lietjen
00:07:37 Comagain
00:12:51 Silvester in de Morgenstont
00:14:49 Lanter
℗ 1993, 1996 harmonia mundi usa
Released on: 2006-01
">Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Verwaelde Koningin (Lost Queen)
Provided to YouTube by harmonia mundi
Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Verwaelde Koningin (Lost Queen) · Marion Verbruggen
Van Eyck: Selections from "Der Fluyten Lust-Hof" ("The Flute's Garden of Delights")
℗ 1993, 1996 harmonia mundi usa
Released on: 2006-01
℗ 1993, 1996 harmonia mundi usa
Released on: 2006-01-05
">Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Engels Lied (English Song)
Provided to YouTube by harmonia mundi
Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Engels Lied (English Song) · Marion Verbruggen
Van Eyck: Selections from "Der Fluyten Lust-Hof" ("The Flute's Garden of Delights")
℗ 1993, 1996 harmonia mundi usa
Released on: 2006-01-05
℗ 1993, 1996 harmonia mundi usa
Released on: 2006-01-05
Artist: Mar
">Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Fantasia & Echo
Provided to YouTube by harmonia mundi
Der Fluyten Lust-Hof: Fantasia & Echo · Marion Verbruggen
Van Eyck: Selections from "Der Fluyten Lust-Hof" ("The Flute's Garden of Delights")
℗ 1993, 1996 harmonia mundi usa
Released on: 2006-01-05
Artist: Mar
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