Awards

• Winner of Winner of the 2001 Derek Allen Prize, awarded by the British Academy .
• Winner of Winner of the 2001 Derek Allen Prize, awarded by the British Academy.

Overview

Only in the latter half of the twentieth century did the star of Jan Dismas Zelenka begin to ascend. Why did this major Bohemian composer of the Baroque era - who was known to, and esteemed by Johann Sebastian Bach - remain in the shadows for so long? Although most of Zelenka's music was composed to serve the Catholic liturgy, he left a handful of secular compositions, including six remarkable chamber sonatas. When these were first published in the 1960s, the resurrection of the almost-forgotten Zelenka was heralded. Drawing upon surviving musical materials, contemporary accounts, and Jesuit documentation, this volume presents insights into Zelenka's life and his music and the brilliant context in which he worked - the Dresden court during the reigns of the Kings of Poland and Electors of Saxony, Friedrich August I and II. A catalogue of Zelenka's compositions is also included.

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Author:   Janice B. Stockigt
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.722kg
ISBN:  

9780198166221

ISBN 10:   0198166222
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   30 November 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1: 1679-c.1710: Zelenka's Early Years in Bohemia 2: c.1710-1719: Zelenka's Move to Dresden, Study in Vienna, and Return to Dresden 3: 1719-1732: The Liturgical Year of the Dresden Catholic Court Church 4: c.1720-1723: Works Written Following Zelenka's Return to Dresden. The Coronation in Prague of Charles VI and Elizabeth Christine as King and Queen of Bohemia 5: 1723-1732: Zelenka's Compositions for the Dresden Catholic Court Church 6: 1733: Changes 7: 1734-1745: Zelenka's Position and Status within the Musical Organization of the Dresden Court 8: 1734-1745: Zelenka's Late Compositional Style - Reflections of Musical Change in Dresden 9: The Afterlife of Zelenka and his Music Appendix 1: Worklist Appendix 2: Dedications and Petitions Select Bibliography Index

Reviews

will be a stimulating companion for readers with a love of the late Baroque and of those composers whose music speaks with a distinctive and original voice ... Stockigt's lively discussion of Zelenka's music is illuminating and wide-ranging. Her judgement is fair, her conclusions well-balanced and supported by generous musical illustration. BBC Music Magazine, September 2001

will be a stimulating companion for readers with a love of the late Baroque and of those composers whose music speaks with a distinctive and original voice ... Stockigt's lively discussion of Zelenka's music is illuminating and wide-ranging. Her judgement is fair, her conclusions well-balanced and supported by generous musical illustration. * BBC Music Magazine, September 2001 *

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