RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Sehnal, Jiří
T1 COUNT JAN JÁCHYM Z ŽEROTÍNA´S FONDNESS FOR MUSIC
JF Musicologica Olomucensia
YR 2000
VO 5
IS 1
SP 135
OP 142
UL https://musicologica.upol.cz/artkey/mus-200001-0010.php
AB The author shows, on the basis of Count Jan Jáchym z Žerotína´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 Velké 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 Haná 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.