Joachim van den Hove (1567? – 1620) was a Flemish-Dutch composer and lutenist. He composed works for solo lute and for lute and voice. He also wrote numerous arrangements for lute of Italian, French, and English vocal and instrumental music, as well as Flemish-Dutch folk music. Alongside Adriaensen and Vallet, Van den Hove is one of the most important representatives of Dutch lute music of the 17th century.
Van den Hove was born in Antwerp, where his father, Peeter van den Hove, was a respected musician. After the fall of Antwerp in 1584-5, the family fled north. From at least 1593 to 1616, Joachim lived in Leiden, where he married Anna Rodius (originally “de Roy”) from Utrecht in 1594. There he was a lutenist and also a lute teacher. His most famous students were the young Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, and Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange.
Published collections of his works include:
Florida, sive cantiones (Utrecht, 1601)
Delitiae Musicae (Utrecht, 1612)
Praeludia testudinis (Leiden, 1616)
Works in manuscripts:
Christoph Herold – Lute book, 1602
Joachim van den Hove – Lute book, 1615 (autograph)
Ernst Schele – Tablature book, 1619