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Within Vinony's link graph, Jacob van Eyck is referenced by 26 other articles, and connects out to Utrecht, carillon and nobility of the Netherlands.
Vinony files it under 1590s births, 1657 deaths and 17th-century classical composers.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
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- Vrbivm Belgicarvm centvria ...
- Jacob Van Eyck's Der fluyten Lust-hof (1644-c1655)
- Pavane lachryme
- Der fluyten lust-hof
- 20 pieces (1649) for soprano recorder solo
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Jacob van Eyck (ca. 1590-1657) was a Dutch musician. He was one of the best-known musicians in The Netherlands in the seventeenth century as a carillon player, expert in bell casting and tuning, organist, recorder virtuoso, and composer. Van Eyck was born blind into a noble family in the small town of Heusden. In 1625 he left home and became the Director of the Carillons of Utrecht. René Descartes, Isaac Beeckman and other scientists praised his knowledge of acoustics <a href="https://www.last.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jacob
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of birth
- Heusden
- Place of death
- Utrecht
- Occupation
- flautist
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Genre
- Baroque music
- Movement
- Baroque music
- Instrument
- recorder
- Official website
- www.jacobvaneyck.info
- Image
- Van Eyck and Hemony Brothers 1875 Drawing.png
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