Jan Dismas Zelenka: A Bohemian Musician at the Court of DresdenJan Dismas Zelenka, the brilliant but elusive contemporary of Bach, musically served the Catholic chapel of the dazzling Dresden court during the first half of the eighteenth century. Research has uncovered biographical information, and reveals the remarkable music of a major figure of the Baroque era. |
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Contents
Early Years in Bohemia 1 | 25 |
Catholic Music and Liturgy | 59 |
Catholic court church 17241738 | 76 |
The Melodrama and Other Works | 104 |
Liturgical Compositions 17231732 | 135 |
The Musical Organization of the Dresden Court 17341745 | 210 |
Zelenkas Late Style | 229 |
Maddalena bars 114 | 243 |
incarnatus est bars 859 | 257 |
Afterlife | 265 |
Appendix A Worklist | 286 |
Appendix B Dedications and Petitions | 307 |
Select Bibliography | 321 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Jan Dismas Zelenka: A Bohemian Musician at the Court of Dresden Oxford monographs on music |
| Authors | Janice B. Stockigt, Research Fellow in the Faculty of Music Janice B Stockigt |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0198166222, 9780198166221 |
| Length | 352 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Genres & Styles / Classical Music / History & Criticism |
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