Camerata Trajectina
Camerata Trajectina (Utrecht Camerata) devotes itself to Dutch music from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age. The group has earned a reputation as a guardian of Dutch cultural heritage. Intensive research into the cultural history of the Netherlands and the reconstruction of texts and music play an important role ...
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Biography Camerata Trajectina
Camerata Trajectina (Utrecht Camerata) devotes itself to Dutch music from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age. The group has earned a reputation as a guardian of Dutch cultural heritage. Intensive research into the cultural history of the Netherlands and the reconstruction of texts and music play an important role in its projects. Camerata Trajectina is also known for the theatrical element of its presentations. It programmes have focussed on Dutch poets, painters and national celebrations as well as such themes as the dance of death and the 'Souterliedekens' [Psalm songs]. The ensemble performs regularly at the Holland Festival of Early Music in Utrecht and has given hundreds of concerts in the Netherlands and Flanders. It has toured the world, from Europe and North America to Ghana and Indonesia.
1974
Louis Peter Grijp plays the lute and zither in Camerata Trajectina since it is founded. He soon becomes its artistic director.
1980 - 1990
The ensemble experiments extensively with theatre, for example in the programmes 'De hoer van Babylon' [The Babylonian Whore, 1983], 'Willem van Oranje' [William of Orange, 1984], and 'Bredero Amsterdammer' [Bredero the Amsterdammer, 1985]. It works with actor and declaimer Henk van Ulsen in performances at Contantijn Huygen's self-designed country estate 'Hofwijck' (1987). 'De Dodendans' [The Dance of Death, 1989] is a music theatre piece (directed by Lodewijk de Boer).
1994
Camerata Trajectina presents P.C. Hooft's 1613 play 'Geeraerdt van Velsen' with original music at the Tesselschade Festijn in the Muiderslot castle in Muiden (directed by Jos Groenier).
1998
The ensemble provides musical context to the national celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Peace of Münster (1648).
1999
Grijp and Nico van der Meel complete the reconstruction of the 'Maastrichts Liedboek' [Maastricht Songbook, 1554].
2002
Camerata puts the national celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Dutch East India Company (in 1602) into musical context.
2004
The double CD 'Antwerps Liedboek' [Antwerp Songbook] is released. The ensemble contributes substantially to the website 'Het geheugen van Nederland' [The Memory of the Netherlands]. With the Dutch artists Freek de Jonge and Bob Fosko, it records a CD of Dutch street songs: 'De kist van Pierlala'.
2005
The ensemble works with the poet and novelist Gerrit Komrij on a reconstruction of the secular songs of Jacob Obrecht. Of these "liedekens", only the first line of text has survived, along with the complete music. Taking this as a point of departure, Komrij writes new texts.
2006
The double CD 'Antwerps Liedboek' wins the Edison Classic award in the category Middle Ages and Renaissance. The ensemble performs the Dutch opera 'Bacchus, Ceres en Venus' (1686) by Johan Schenck. This is the second Dutch opera ever written and the first that was performed, but some of the music has been lost. Camerata Trajectina reconstructs the missing movements.
2009
Camerata Trajectina contributes to the festivities surrounding the Calvin year (500th birthday) and presents the CD 'Calvijn in de Gouden Eeuw' [Calvin in the Golden Age]. The music theatre production 'De zeven zonden van Jeroen Bosch' [The Seven Sins of Hieronymus Bosch, directed by Jos Groenier] is inspired by the artist's painting 'Table of the Mortal Sins', which depicts the seven mortal sins and Death, Judgement, Hell, and Glory. The production includes texts and an appearance by Komrij and the participation of the Flemish ensemble La Caccia.
Discography Camerata Trajectina
Liederen en liedjes van Pieter Corneliszn Hooft
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LP, 1984
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VNM, R 81002
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De hoer van Babylon - Liederen van ketters en papen - Muziek uit de gouden eeuw Vol.2
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LP, 1988
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VNM, R 87004
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Liederen uit het Groot Lied-boeck - Muziek uit de gouden eeuw Vol.1
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LP, 1988
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VNM, R 86003
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Muziek uit de gouden eeuw Vol.3 - De muzikale wereld van Constantijn Huygens
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LP, 1988
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VNM, R 87005
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Muziek uit de gouden eeuw
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CD, 1992
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Globe, GLO 6013
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Pacxken van minnen
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CD, 1993
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Globe, GLO 6016
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Jacob van Eyck and dutch songs of the Golden Age
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2CD, 1994
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Philips, 4426242
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Muziek uit de Muiderkring - Liederen van en voor Maria Tesselschade
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CD, 1994
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Globe, GLO 6026
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Souterliedekens - 16th century secular songs and psalm settings from the Netherlands
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CD, 1994
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Globe, GLO 6020
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Bavianen en slijkgeuzen - Liederen van Remonstranten en Contra-remonstranten
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CD, 1995
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Globe, GLO 6031
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De muzikale wereld van Jan Steen
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CD, 1996
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Globe, GLO 6040
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Genade ende Vrede - Doopsgezinde muziek uit de 16e en 17e eeuw
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2CD, 1996
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Globe, GLO
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Dutch madrigals
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CD, 1997
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Globe, GLO 6042
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Cantiones natalitiae - Christmas songs from the time of Rubens
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CD, 1998
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Globe, GLO 6033
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De vrede van Munster - Politieke muziek uit de 80-jarige oorlog
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CD, 1998
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Globe, GLO 6048
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Maastrichts liedboek
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2CD, 1999
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Globe, GLO 6046
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De glorie van de Gouden Eeuw
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CD, 2000
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Philips, 4646342
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Zingende zwanen - Heiligenliederen uit de Gouden Eeuw
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CD, 2001
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Globe, GLO 6053
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Van varen en vechten - Liederen van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (1602-1795)
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CD, 2002
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Globe, GLO 6054
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Lieten - Liederen
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CD, 2003
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Globe, GLO 6055
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Peeckelharing - Muziek rondom Frans Hals
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CD, 2003
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Globe, GLO 6056
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Theatermuziek uit de Gouden Eeuw
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CD, 2007
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Globe, GLO 6062
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De wereldlijke werken
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CD, 2008
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Globe, GLO 6059
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componist
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Jacob Obrecht
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Klagende maeghden en andere liederen
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CD, 2008
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Globe, GLO 6063
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Calvijn in de Gouden Eeuw
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CD, 2009
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Globe, GLO 6064
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De zeven zonden van Jeroen Bosch
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CD, 2009
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Globe, GLO 6065
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Cantiones natalitiae - Kerst in de tijd van Rubens
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CD, 2010
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Globe, GLO 6066
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Madrigali padovane & gagliarde
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CD, 2011
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Globe, GLO 6068
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componist
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Cornelis Schuyt
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De triomfeerende min
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CD, 2012
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Globe, GLO 6069
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Sweelinck and the art of variation
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CD, 2012
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Globe, GLO 5253
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De vrede van Utrecht (1713) - Muziek uit de Spaanse Successieoorlog
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CD, 2013
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Globe, GLO 5256
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Het Maassluise hoekertje - Liederen uit de Gouden Eeuw van Maassluis
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CD, 2014
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Globe, GLO 5258
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Die tyranny verdrijven- Politieke liederen uit de tachtigjarige oorlog
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LP,
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Eurosound, ES. 46.426
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Geuzenliederen rond Willem van Oranje
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LP,
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Clavigram, 6818260
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In the discography you will find all recordings that have been released listed chronologically. We restrict ourselves to the title, the type of audio, year of publication or recording, label, list of guest musicians, plus any comments on the issue.
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