Music Department

National Gallery of Art

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The Sixty-third Season of

The William Nelson Cromwell and F. Lammot Belin

Concerts

National Gallery of Art 

2,521st Concert

Camerata Trajectina

Hielce Meppelink, soprano

Bernard Loonen, tenor

Saskia Coolen, recorder

Erik Beijer, viola da gamba

Louis Peter Grijp, lute and cittern

Dutch Music from the Age of Gerard ter Borch

and Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

30 January 2005

Sunday afternoon, 12:00 and 2:00 pm

West Building Lecture Hall 

Sunday evening, 6:30 pm

West Building, West Garden Court

Admission free
Full Program

Performed at 6:30 pm

Jacob van Eyck (c. 1590-1657)

Boffons

Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687)

From the Pathodia sacra et profana (1647)

Avertistifaciem (Psalms 29 and 30)

Vous me I’aviez bien dit

Serenata: A dispetto de’ venti

Riposta dalla finestra: Che rumore sentofuore?

Constantijn Huygens

Hoe is’t beloven (1634) (“A Common Song for His Sterre”)

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)

Onder de Unde groen

Nicolas Vallet 

Pseaume 12 (1615)

(Calvinist psalm)

Guillelmus de Swaen

Willibrorde! die Holland hebt bekeerd (1665) (“A Song for a Catholic Saint”)

INTERMISSION

Jan Jansz Starter (1594-1628)

Five English Melodies from Den Friesche Lusthof(1621)

D’Engelsche indrayende dans Londesteyn

Peckingtons Pond

My Mistris Sings No Other Song

Com Shephards Deck Jour Heds

Sir Eduward Nouwels Deligt

Pieter Cornelisz Hooft (1581-1647)

Three Songs by the Prince ofthe Dutch Poets

Galathea siet den dach comt aen

Klaere, wat heejt ’er uw hartje verlept

Hoogher Doris niet, mijn gloetje

Adriaen Valerius (c. 1575-1625)

Two Cittern Pieces from s’ Nederlandtsche Gedenck-clanck (1626)

Wilhelmus van Nassouwen

Wilt heden nu treden

Jacob van Eyck

Variations from Der Fluyten Lusthof(1646)

Als Bocxvoetje speelt met sijn Pijpje in’t Dal

The Nightingale

Engels Nachtegael

Anonymous

Ensalata Trajectina

From The Thirty Years History ofCamerata Trajectina

Two Songs from the Eighty Years War (1568-1648)

Gebedt voor de belegering van’s Hertogenbosch

(Jacob Revius, 1629)

Der Geusen Haes-op uyt Calloy (Anonymous, 1635)
The Musicians

Camerata Trajectina (literally “the Utrecht Music Consort”) was founded in

1974 by music students at the conservatories in Amsterdam, The Hague, 

and the Utrecht University Institute of Musicology. The camerata has built 

a reputation as an advocate of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Dutch 

music, customarily constructing its programs around a central theme. In

addition to the theme ofthis concert, Dutch Musicfrom the Age of Gerard

ter Borch and Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, the camerata has focused on 

various social and political contexts. Thematic programs have included

The Harlot of Babylon, Political Music from the Eighty Years War, William of

Orange, Songs ofthe Gueux, and Dance Macabre. An advocate of authentic

performance practice in early music, Camerata Trajectina has obtained a

unique place in Dutch musical life by its theatrical presentation, historical 

accuracy, and interpretations characterized by humor and inventiveness.

Camerata Trajectina performs nearly every year in the Holland Early

Music Festival in Utrecht and has presented several hundred concerts in

Holland and Belgium as well as tours of Europe, the United States, Canada,

Indonesia, Mexico, and Ghana. In addition to many appearances on radio

and television, Camerata Trajectina has recorded six albums and twenty

CDs, with new recordings in preparation.

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Program Notes

The distinctive features of Dutch music from the sixteenth and seventeenth

centuries are directly related to the special position of the Netherlands at

that time. In the course ofthe sixteenth century the Netherlands was deeply

affected by the Reformation. A combination of religious and economic conflicts with the Spanish rulers led to a rebellion that was partially successful.

In 1581 the northern Netherlands unilaterally declared its independence

and founded the Dutch Republic. In the shelter of a quarrelling Europe,

this young republic saw an opportunity to create a worldwide trade network 

unparalleled in history. The Dutch traded everywhere, briefly turning their

republic into a wealthy world power in which affluent patricians held sway,

as opposed to the church and court. The period, dubbed a “Golden Age,”

was unique in that the main supporters of high culture were wealthy individuals, rather than bishops or royalty. As a result, the stately canal mansions in Amsterdam came to house the masterpieces of Rembrandt and

Vermeer, while at the same time serving as the stages for Dutch musical 

life. The result was a predominance of music for chamber ensembles,

suited to the confines of a mansion, a playhouse, or an inn, all of which

were small by modern standards.

The repertoire was partly instrumental—concentrating on the lute,

flute, violin, and viol—but primarily vocal. The Golden Age was also the 

Golden Age of Dutch song, featuring lyrics by renowned poets such as

Pieter Cornelisz Hooft (1581-1647) and Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), 

set to tunes from France, England, and Italy as well as Holland. Many of

these songs have such direct and intense lyrics, both political and amorous, 

that performing them behind a music stand is doomed to failure. For its

presentations, Camerata Trajectina usually chooses a semi-theatrical format 

and plays without reference to a score. Improvisation in the instrumental

sections supports and augments this semi-theatrical approach.

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For the convenience of concertgoers 

the Garden Cafe remains open until 6:00 pm.

The use of cameras or recording equipment during the 

performance is not allowed. Please be sure that cell phones, 

pagers, and other electronic devices are turned off.

Please note that late entry or reentry after 6:30 pm is not permitted.
Family Concert Program

Performed at 12:00 and 2:00 pm

Jacob van Eyck (c. 1590-1657)

Variations on Als Bocxvoetje speelt met sijn Pijpje in’t Dal

Constantijn Fluygens (1596-1687)

From the Pathodia sacra et profana (1647)

Serenata: A dispetto de’ venti

Riposta dalla finestra: Che rumore sento fuore?

Constantijn Huygens

Hoe is’t beloven (1634) (“A Common Song for His Sterre”)

Anonymous

Boerendans

From Thysius’ Lute Book (Leyden, 1595-1630)

Pieter Cornelisz Hooft (1581-1647)

Three Songs by the Prince ofthe Dutch Poets

Galathea siet den dach comt aen

Klaere, wat heejt ’er uw hartje verlept

Hoogher Doris niet, mijn gloetje

Adriaen Valerius (c. 1575-1625)

Two Cittern Pieces from s’ Nederlandtsche Gedenck-clanck (1626)

Wilhelmus van Nassouwen

Wilt heden nu treden

Jacob van Eyck

Variations on The Nightingale

Two Songs from the Eighty Years War (1568-1648)

Gebedt voor de belegering van ‘s Hertogenbosch (Jacob Revius, 1629)

Der Geusen Haes-op uyt Calloy (Anonymous, 1635)