Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) was a Czech baroque composer, whose music wa… Read Full Bio ↴Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) was a Czech baroque composer, whose music was adventurous and noted for its great harmonic invention and mastery of counterpoint.
Zelenka was born in 1679 in Louňovice pod Blaníkem, Czechia, and received his early musical training from his father who was a schoolmaster and organist in Louňovice pod Blaníkem. It is thought that his early formal training was at a Jesuit college. After working in the service of Baron Hartig, imperial governor of Prague, Zelenka moved in 1710 to Dresden where he played the violone (double-bass viol) in the court orchestra. His musical studies continued in Vienna and Venice between 1715 and 1716. He returned to Dresden around 1719 as assistant to Kappelmeister Johann David Heinichen. Despite taking on many of the Kappelmeister's duties during Heinichen's years of ill health and eventual death, Zelenka was denied the prestigious post he aspired to. He spent his last ten years in the lesser post of "church music composer" at the court, dying in Dresden in 1745. Many of his surviving manuscripts are for sacred works.
Zelenka was born in 1679 in Louňovice pod Blaníkem, Czechia, and received his early musical training from his father who was a schoolmaster and organist in Louňovice pod Blaníkem. It is thought that his early formal training was at a Jesuit college. After working in the service of Baron Hartig, imperial governor of Prague, Zelenka moved in 1710 to Dresden where he played the violone (double-bass viol) in the court orchestra. His musical studies continued in Vienna and Venice between 1715 and 1716. He returned to Dresden around 1719 as assistant to Kappelmeister Johann David Heinichen. Despite taking on many of the Kappelmeister's duties during Heinichen's years of ill health and eventual death, Zelenka was denied the prestigious post he aspired to. He spent his last ten years in the lesser post of "church music composer" at the court, dying in Dresden in 1745. Many of his surviving manuscripts are for sacred works.
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Litaniae "Omnium Sanctorum" ZWV 153: II. Pater de coelis
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TheOneAndOnlyZeno
Only recently discovered this masterpiece of Zelenka, and of course no wonder as the manuscript appears no where that I have searched... and far, wide I have searched.
One day hopefully I will get access to the score one day or another, so I can study this work seriously.
Nate Widelitz
@TheOneAndOnlyZeno Ah - I did a few days ago. No word back yet. Fingers crossed. Thank you.
TheOneAndOnlyZeno
@Nate Widelitz Then I would direct you to contact Ensemble Inégal who supplied me with the score via their website contact details, who I assume would also manage the access rights side of things.
However I am prohibited by law to share the score and I signed a legal affidavit containing among other things, that I only keep the score for my own personal educational use.
Nate Widelitz
@TheOneAndOnlyZeno In all seriousness, I would love to talk to you about how you found it and if you might be willing to share it with me. I am deeply hoping to put on a performance of this piece in May. Willing to pay for access rights.
TheOneAndOnlyZeno
Just here to confirm, I do indeed have exclusive access to the score - a treasure trove I will guard like Fafner over the Rhinegold' hoard.
TheOneAndOnlyZeno
@Anna It only matters if you care I guess... but to me, those old Czech recordings have a weightiness to them, especially with the liberal use of the Organo Pleno, that makes it a lot richer and beautiful in my opinion.
Mauro Rocca
Musica raffinatissima di uno strepitoso Zelenka ! Che capolavoro! Bellissima accoppiata Guido Reni / Zelenka!