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(Yan Dez’-mas Ze-leng’-ka) 1679–1745 Bohemian composer Zelenka was born near Prague but worked for most of his life in Dresden, where he was double bass player in the court orchestra. He studied with Fux in Vienna and Antonio Lotti (1667– 1740) in Venice. Although he wrote three oratorios and at least 20 Masses, and was eventually appointed vice-Kapellmeister of church ...

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in which orchestral ritornellos conjure up familiar sounds from a pastoral world, such as the birdsong in the second concerto, ‘Summer’. Introduction | Late Baroque | Classical Personalities | Jan Dismas Zelenka | Late Baroque | Classical ...

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and issued each instalment by subscription, under his own imprint. They mostly contained his music, though contributions by other composers – among them J. S. Bach, and Zelenka – were sometimes included. Promoting and circulating his music in this way enhanced his reputation and widened his popularity both in Germany and further afield. Public concert life flourished in ...

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(Yo’-han Yo-a’-khem Kvants) 1697–1773 German composer and flautist After training in Merseburg, Quantz went to Dresden and Vienna, where he studied with Fux and Zelenka (1716). Further travels took him to Prague, Rome, Paris and London, where he met Handel. In 1727 he became a member of the Dresden court. In the following year he gave flute ...

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influenced the greatest Viennese choral composers of the late eighteenth century, including Mozart and Joseph Haydn (1732–1809). Fux was a respected teacher who trained Gottlieb Muffat and Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679–1745), and in his frail later years was assisted by Caldara. Introduction | Late Baroque | Opera Personalities | John Gay | Late Baroque | Opera ...

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Dresden, had boasted a superb musical establishment, attracting performers and composers from neighbouring states and featuring talents such as those of Johann Adolf Hasse (1699–1783) and Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679–1745). However, mounting financial problems resulting from Saxony’s involvement in the war affected the range and quality of Dresden’s musical life during this period. Many court musicians were forced ...