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Jan Albert van Eijken

Jan Albert van Eijken (Amersfoort, April 29, 1823 - Elberfeld, September 24, 1868) was a Dutch composer and organist. He studied with his father, the town organist and then at the Leipzig Conservatorium in 1845–46. His younger brother was the better known Gerrit Jan van Eijken who later lived in London. Eijken's 1853 book of organ chorales was one of the first Dutch organ books to include introduc…

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Type
Person
Area
Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Born
April 29th, 1823
Died
September 24th, 1868
Last updated: August 7th, 2020

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