Joachim van den Hove
Joachim van den Hove (1567? - 1620) was a Flemish/Dutch composer and a lutenist. He composed works for lute solo and for lute and voice. Moreover, he wrote many arrangements for lute of Italian, French, and English vocal and instrumental music, and of Flemish/Dutch folk music. Van den Hove disputes with Adriaensen and Vallet the distinction of being the most important representative of 17th century Dutch lute music.
Van den Hove was born in Antwerp, and for the greater part of his life he lived in Leiden. There he was a lutenist and also lute teacher. His most famous pupils were the young Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange and Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange.
From 1613 until 1616 van den Hove travelled around France and Italy, after which he moved to The Hague, where in 1620 he went bankrupt and died.
Published collections of his works are:
- Florida, sive cantiones (Utrecht, 1601)
- Delitiae Musicae (Utrecht, 1612)
- Praeludia testudinis (Leiden, 1616)
Works in manuscripts:
- Christoph Herold - Lautenbuch, 1602
- Joachim van den Hove - Lautenbuch, 1615 (Autograph)
- Ernst Schele - Tabulaturbuch, 1619
References
- Ralf Jarchow: Ernst Schele - Tabulaturbuch, Jarchow, Glinde 2004/2009 (facsimile and commentary; with many unique works by Hove)
- Ralf Jarchow: Joachim van den Hove - Lautenbuch, Jarchow, Glinde 2006/2011 (facsimile and commentary; lute tablature by Hove in his own hand)
- Rudolf Rasch (1991). Lute music from the Netherlands, CD booklet, BFO Centre Netherlands Music.
- John H. Robinson: Inventory of lute solos composed or arranged by Joachim van den Hove (Lute News Nr. 44), Lute Society, Guildford 1997
- John H. Robinson: Hove, Joachim van den, (in Grove), Macmillan Publishers Limited, London 2001
- Andreas Schlegel & François-Pierre Goy: Ms. Herold, Padua 1602, Tree-Edition, München 1991 (facsimile and commentary; with many unique works by Hove)
- Godelieve Spiessens: Joachim van den Hove - Præludia Testudinis, Leiden 1616, Bibliotheca Regia Belgica, Brussels 1982 (Facsimile)
- T. Willemze (1981). Componistenlexicon, Deel 2. Het Spectrum, Utrecht. (in Dutch)
