PT Journal
AU Sehnal, J
TI COUNT JAN JACHYM Z ZEROTINA´S FONDNESS FOR MUSIC
SO Musicologica Olomucensia
PY 2000
BP 135
EP 142
VL 5
IS 1
AB The author shows, on the basis of Count Jan Jachym z Zerotina´s (1667-1716) own diaries, that the traditional view of the baroque nobleman as a sponsor of music of this day is mistaken. In fact, in the life of John Joachim, who spent a large part of each year at the Viennese court and had close contacts with the musically talented Emperors Joseph I and Charles VI, music played only a marginal role. The Count could play the lute, but he had no orchestra of his own at his chateau in Velke Losiny. Whenever musicians were needed for social and family occasions he hired them, mostly for dances. In this respect it was quite remarkable that local Hana region dances were performed there, and by the aristocracy. In Vienna he sometimes went to the opera houses, but primarily for social reasons rather than out of personal interest. His main hobbies were hunting, gambling, and visiting friends.
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