Music in the Czech Lands

Flemish and Italian music at Rudolph´s court in Prague around 1600

 

Music in the Kingdom of Bohemia and Marggraviate of Moravia in the time of flemish and italian music
 
Flemish and central european polyphonic repertoire 
The Musical Chapel of Emperor Rudolf II. (1576-1612) in Prague 
 
Leoš Janáček: Věc Makropulos (The Makropulos Case)
materials:
http://www.leosjanacek.co.uk/
comments:
complete opera (Salzburger Festspiele 2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL7YGsktGCM&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdSV3KoL12M&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxRWaebIaHM&feature=relmfu
 
 
Assigned reading: 
Robert Lindell: Music and patronage at the court of Rudolf II
 
Tasks: 
Find connection between the era of Emperor Rudolf and Janáček´s opera
Find three most important composers active in Prague around 1600
 
 
Assigned reading for next lecture:
Robert G. Rawson: The Context and Content of Czech-language. Liturgical Music in the 17th Century
Kouba-Volek (A Historical Survey of Czech Music: 17th century)