Erik Bosgraaf plays Lavolette by Jacob van Eyck

The theme of “Lavolette” (New Vellekoop Edition, NVE 133), a corruption of “La Vallette”, presumably originates with a piece for lute. “Der Fluyten Lust-hof” (The Recorder’s Garden of Delight) by Jacob van Eyck (1589/90–1657) contains two variations on this dance melody, a French courante. The first variation is unusual in the sense that the composer seems to be denying the uniqueness of the original theme, resulting, in fact, in a complete new work which has little remaining resemblance to the theme. One could call it a character variation avant la lettre. Thiemo Wind, in his dissertation about Van Eyck, speaks in this context of “transmutation”. A sense of humor can be sensed in the rhythmic motives, the hemiolas and the large leaps. In the second variation, Van Eyck is back on his customary track, with virtuosity for which he was famous.


🔹 Literature: Thiemo Wind, “Jacob van Eyck and the Others – Dutch Solo Repertoire for Recorder in the Golden Age” (Utrecht: KVNM, 2011).

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This piece is played on a Ganassi in D a'= 466 Hz by Hans Nieuwland (revoiced by Ernst Meyer)

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