Jacob van Eyck's Der Fluyten Lust-hof
Jacob van Eyck's Der Fluyten Lust-hof
Jacob van Eyck's Der Fluyten Lust-hof (1644-1655) Utrecht:
Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis (Dutch Musicological
Society), 1991. Muziekhistorische Monografieen 13,
in English; first edition 1991 (hardback); reprint edition 2000 (paperback); third reprint edition 2005 (hardback).
Publisher's description:
The single greatest source of solo recorder music is the
mid-seventeenth century Der Fluyten Lust-hof by the blind Utrecht
carillonneur Jacob van Eyck. The heart and bulk of this book is a
tune-by-tune examination of the melodies which underpin the
Lust-hof's virtuosic variations.
The discussion of each melody includes its origin, history, original
and/or adopted text (all with English translations), extent of its
distribution in the Netherlands, a musical example, and lists of
settings of the same tune by other composers and for other
instruments.
This central work is granished by chapters covering: Van Eyck's life
and printed works; the Lust-hof's variation style and intended
instrument; appendices including a Lust-hof bibliography and
discography; and more than 50 figures and 75 music examples.
What others have said about this book
I have read the manuscript thoroughly and have been waiting for
something like this for several decades. Truly outstanding.
---Frans Bruggen, Amsterdam
Dr. Griffioen has performed an invaluable service to modern recorder
players and to students of 17th-century music in general. Her
dissertation is one of the most impressive documents ever written
about the recorder.
---Dr. David Lasocki, Indiana University
Along with information on Van Eyck himself and recorder playing in
his time, Ruth van Baak Griffioen's book provides above all a wealth
of information about the song melodies used in the Lust-hof.
---Prof. Dr. Rudolf Rasch, Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht
Jacob van Eyck's contributions to the carillon art are many and
important. All carillonneurs interested in the history of their
instrument will want to read this book.
---Dr. Margo Halsted, University Carillonneur, University of Michigan
Dr. Griffioen's research is a flood of information about Van Eyck's
life and work, the dissemination of music throughout Europe, and the
art of ornamental variations. We will perform his melodies with more
confidence and art than has ever before been possible thanks to this
exhaustive and authoritative study.
---Professor George Houle, Music Department, Stanford University
Where to get a copy
rvbgri@wm.edu
