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Jacobus van Eynde or van den Eynde (

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1696–1729; died 17 January 1729) was a Flemish organ builder.

Biography

Both place and date of van Eynde's birth are currently unknown. He was likely the son of Pierre van Eynde, organist of the Church of Saint-Éloi in

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.

(

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, then part of the

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). Pierre was organist in Saint-Éloi from 1684 to 1718. It is not known where Jacobus learned his art, but he probably studied with Jan and Guilielmus . He was renowned for the quality of his instruments and was referred to as the pinnacle of the West Flemish Baroque. He can be regarded as the most important organ builder in the

county of Flanders The County of Flanders was a historic territory in the Low Countries. From 862 onwards, the counts of Flanders were among the original twelve peers of the Kingdom of France. For centuries, their estates around the cities of Ghent, Bruges a ...

until the beginning of the 18th century. His work was the pinnacle of the school, via Nicolaas Helewoudt and Jan and Guilielmus van Belle. From 1696 van Eynde lived in

Ypres Ypres ( , ; nl, Ieper ; vls, Yper; german: Ypern ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality ...

. His organ building can be divided into three periods: Franco-Flemish (until 1707),

Bruges Bruges ( , nl, Brugge ) is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, in the northwest of the country, and the sixth-largest city of the countr ...

(1707-1719), Ypres (1719-1729). In 1718 he completed the organ for the Cathedral of Bruges. Van Eynde's style is part of the line of continuity that can be discerned in the 17th-century South Flemish organ building, heralded by Matthys Langhedul and further spread by the Ypres Jan and Guilielmus Van Belle and the Bruges residents Nicolaas Helewout and Boudewijn Ledou. There are a number of characteristics from the school of Nicolaas van Hagen - passed on to the Van Belle 's work through his companion François van Isacker.

List of organs

* 1696: Sint-Aldegondiskerk,

Saint-Omer Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audoma ...

, now in Nielles-lès-Ardres * 1701: Sint-Jan-Baptistkerk,

* 1703:

Saint-Omer Cathedral Saint-Omer Cathedral (''Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Saint-Omer'') is a Roman Catholic former cathedral, a minor basilica, and a national monument of France, located in Saint-Omer. It was formerly the seat of the Bishop of Saint-Omer, but the see ...

* Church of Saint-Éloi,

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.

* 1707: Sint-Annakerk,

* 1710: Sint-Maartenskerk * 1711: St. Trudo's Abbey, Bruges * 1714: Abbey Church of Lo * 1715: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk,

Poperinge Poperinge (; french: Poperinghe, ； vls, Poperienge) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, and has a history going back to medieval times. The municipality comprises the town of Popering ...

, destroyed during the

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* 1716: Klooster Engelendale, transferred to the parish church of

Stalhille Stalhille is a village in the Belgian province West Flanders in Jabbeke Jabbeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Jabbeke proper, Snellegem, Stalhille, Varsenare and ...

and kept there almost intact * 1717: Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Onbevlekt-Ontvangenkerk, Ver-Assebroek * 1717: Sint-Pietersbandenkerk,

Oostkamp Oostkamp (; vls, Ôostkamp) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Hertsberge, Oostkamp proper, Ruddervoorde and Waardamme. On January 1, 2019, Oostkamp had a total populatio ...

* 1717–1719: St. Salvator's Cathedral Bruges (perhaps his biggest instrument) *

Lichtervelde Lichtervelde () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Lichtervelde. On January 1, 2006 Lichtervelde had a total population of 8,400. The total area is 25.93 km² which g ...

* Sint-Pieterskerk, Esen * 1718: Sint-Wandregesiluskerk,

Bollezeele Bollezeele (; from Dutch; ''Bollezele'' in the modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is south of Dunkirk and also west of the Belgian border. The river Yser runs through Bollezeele. Language Bolle ...

* 1728: Sint-Pieterskerk,

, destroyed during the First World War

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eynde, Jacob Van Year of birth unknown 17th-century births 1729 deaths People from Dunkirk Flemish pipe organ builders

Biography

List of organs

Further reading

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