Joachim van den Hove

Van den Hove disputes with Adriaensen and Vallet the distinction of being the most important representative of 17th century Dutch lute music.

Van den Hove was born in Antwerp, where his father, Peeter van den Hove, was a respected musician.

From at least 1593 to 1616 Joachim lived in Leiden, where in 1594 he married Anna Rodius (originally "de Roy") from Utrecht.

Van den Hove's financial fortunes declined and in 1616 his properties were confiscated.

Before his Leiden home was sold by public auction in 1618, he had fled to The Hague, where he died in poverty in 1620.