Jacob van Eyck

Jonkheer Jacob van Eyck (/væn ˈaɪk/ van EYEK, Dutch: [ˈjaː.kɔp vɑn ˈɛik]; c. 1590 – 26 March 1657) was a Dutch nobleman, composer and blind musician. He was one of the best-known musicians of the Dutch Golden Age, working as a carillon player and technician, a recorder virtuoso, and a composer. He was an expert in bell casting and tuning, and taught Pieter and François Hemony how to tune a carillon. Van Eyck is credited with developing the modern carillon together with the brothers in 1644, when they cast the first tuned carillon in Zutphen. He is also known for his collection of 143 compositions for recorder, Der Fluyten Lust-hof, the largest work for a solo wind instrument in European history.

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Eyck, not Eyck.

Jonkheer

Jacob van Eyck
Drawing of Van Eyck (pictured in black) with Pieter and François Hemony
Bornc. 1590
probably The Hague, Dutch Republic
Died(1657-03-26)26 March 1657
Utrecht, Dutch Republic
Years active1619–1657
Known for
  • Isolating the overtones of bells
  • Inventing the modern carillon with the Hemony brothers
Notable workDer Fluyten Lust-hof
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