Huygens: Dutch Music in the 17th Century by Camerata Trajectina

Camerata Trajectina

Huygens: Dutch Music in the 17th Century

Format: CD
Label: Globe
UPC: 8711525601307
Catnr: GLO 6013
Release date: 19 August 2002

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Globe

UPC
8711525601307

Catalogue number
GLO 6013

Release date
19 August 2002

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Het van oorsprong Utrechtse muziekgezelschap Camerata Trajectina is niet meer weg te denken uit het Nederlandse muziekleven. Als geen ander heeft Camerata Trajectina zich toegelegd op de Nederlandse muziek van de 16e en 17e eeuw, in het bijzonder het liedrepertoire. Daarbij toont het ensemble steeds een opvallende creativiteit waar het gaat om arrangeerkunst en een beeldende presentatie. De producties zijn veelal thematisch opgezet: 'Politieke muziek uit de tachtigjarige oorlog' (1979), 'Oren aan Hooft' (1981), emblemata ('Sinnepoppen', 1981), liederen van ketters en papen ('De Hoer van Babylon', 1983), 'Willem van Oranje' (1984), 'Bredero Amsteldammer' (1985), 'Pseaumes de David' (Sweelinck, 1986), 'De muzikale wereld van Constantijn Huygens' (1987), 'De honingvloeiende poeet' (Voodel, 1988), 'Dodeodans' (1989), 'Liederen van Coornhert' (1990), 'Middelnederlandse Balladen' (1991), enz. Met deze programmakeuze is Camerata Trajectina een geziene gast geweest op Nationale Herdenkingen van politieke gebeurtenissen en personen (Unie van Utrecht, Willem van Oranje) en dichters (Bredero, Huygens, Coornhert). Naast de talloze concerten in Nederland en Vlaanderen is het ensemble regelmatig elders in Europa en eveneens veelvuldlg in de Verenigde Staten te beluisteren.

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It is impossible to imagine Dutch musical life without Camerata Trajectina. The early music ensemble has made a name for itself by pleading for Dutch music from the 16th en 17th century, in particular songs, and aims to bring this music back to life, in a playful and scientifically justified way. Camerata Trajectina comprises a nucleus of musicians, to which musicians and ensembles can be added. The group’s programmes deal chiefly with social events, such as exhibitions and commemorations of events and individuals from Dutch history. The group took part in almost all editions of the Utrecht Early Music Festival, gave hundreds of concerts in the Nederlands and Flanders and toured to amongst others the United States, Canada, Ghana and Indonesia. It...

It is impossible to imagine Dutch musical life without Camerata Trajectina. The early music ensemble has made a name for itself by pleading for Dutch music from the 16th en 17th century, in particular songs, and aims to bring this music back to life, in a playful and scientifically justified way.
Camerata Trajectina comprises a nucleus of musicians, to which musicians and ensembles can be added. The group’s programmes deal chiefly with social events, such as exhibitions and commemorations of events and individuals from Dutch history.
The group took part in almost all editions of the Utrecht Early Music Festival, gave hundreds of concerts in the Nederlands and Flanders and toured to amongst others the United States, Canada, Ghana and Indonesia. It has also recorded more than 30 albums with Dutch music.

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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

If it were up to Calvinism, all the organs would have been destroyed during the Beeldenstorm, the outbreaks of destruction of religious images that occurred in Europe in the 16th century. Thanks to city governments, the organs were saved. Strictly speaking, Sweelinck was a servant for the city government as well as the city organist of Amsterdam. His organ and harpsichord music was also used during international negotiations, making his music arguably quite influential. Sweelinck's music should not be listened to with the same ears as one listens to Bach, Beethoven or Brahms. His instrumental works have its own completely unique expression, including temporal modulations, instead of tonal ones. His toccatas, variations and fantasies often start modestly, and gradually increase in movement. Especially his fantasies are masterpieces in this regard. Take for instance his Chromatic Fantasy. The first part uses the chromaticism by alternating whole and half steps. In the second section, the theme is enlarged to a complete cantus firmus, while the embellishments increase in speed. In the third section, the chromatic theme is increased in speed as well, after which the whole work is finished with a graceful bow.

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Jacob van Eyck

Jacob van Eyck, also known as 'the Orpheus of Utrecht', was one of the most important Dutch musicians of the 17th century. As an expert in bell casting and tuning he was of crucial importance to the development of the carillon. He was born blind, but had an extraordinary acute sense of hearing, which enabled him to trace the composition of the overtone structure of bells and to discover the way in which they are tuned. His collaboration with the bell founders Hemony resulted in the first well-tuned carillons.
In 1623 Van Eyck settled in Utrecht, where he became carillon player of the Dom Tower two years later. In 1628 he was appointed as ‘Director of the Carillons of Utrecht’, and became responsible for all of the carillons in the city. As a result of his efforts, Hemony-carillons were made for two of the churches in Utrecht.
Today Van Eyck is primarily known as a recorder virtuoso. In the evenings he played his variations on popular melodies at the Janskerkhof. These variations are notated in the collection Der Fluyten Lust-hof, which contains around 150 compositions.

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Huygens: Dutch Music in the 17th Century

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Camerata Trajectina

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Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Jacob van Eyck

Constantijn Huygens

Nicolas Hotman

Pieter de Voys

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