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Jacob van Eyck

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Jonkheer Jacob van Eyck ( 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 Eyc…

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Type: Person
Area: Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Born: 1590
Died: March 26th, 1657
Labels: Harmonia Mundi Brilliant Classics BIS Astrée Auvidis Alpha Classics

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