Jacob van Eyck

Jonkheer Jacob van Eyck
Drawing of Van Eyck (pictured in black) with Pieter and François Hemony
Born	c. 1590 probably The Hague, Dutch Republic
Died	(1657-03-26)26 March 1657 Utrecht, Dutch Republic
Years active	1619–1657
Known for	Isolating the overtones of bells Inventing the modern carillon with the Hemony brothers
Notable work	Der Fluyten Lust-hof

Jonkheer Jacob van Eyck (/væn ˈaɪk/ van EYEK, Dutch: [ˈjaːkɔp fɑn 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 Eyck is credited with developing the modern carillon together with the brothers in 1644, when they cast the first tuned carillon in Zutphen. He is also known for his collection of 143 compositions for recorder, Der Fluyten Lust-hof, the largest work for a solo wind instrument in European history.