The oldest known mention of his life dates from 1564 when he was matriculated at the Charles University in Prague.
As an Utraquist priest he served in Davle (1579), and the same year he was possibly active also in Mladá Boleslav.
[1] One Latin ordinarium, two responsories and eleven Czech songs have been completely preserved.
Some of his works are preserved in the sources of Czech literary fraternities in Prague, Rokycany, Hradec Králové and Jaroměř.
Trojan's compositions are remarkable for their well-handled polyphony technique and careful work with words in relation to music.