9-1-2

2017/9/1-2

ISSN : 1803-7828 (Print), 2533-5634 (Online)
Editor in Chief : Tereza Žůrková

The Works of Joseph and Michael Haydn in Ondřej Horník’s Collection

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) and his brother Michael (1737–1806) were the most popular composers in eighteenth-century Bohemia, and their compositions have been preserved in collections in Prague, among other places. The study deals with Haydniana in the collection of Ondřej Horník (1864–1917) kept at…

Smetana and Shakespeare

This study deals with Bedřich Smetana’s encounters with the legacy of William Shakespeare. The introduction is devoted to Smetana’s participation at the celebration of Shakespeare’s 300th birthday in 1864, at which he took part in the organization and dramaturgy as a conductor and a composer. The…

A Commemorative Album with the Correspondence of Josef Suk

A commemorative album with the correspondence of Josef Suk (1874–1935) belonged to his son. It contains both commemorative inscriptions made by persons who were in contact with the composer Josef Suk, and also correspondence addressed to the composer, and later to his grandson – the violinist Josef…

Unknown Organ Tablature from the Early Seventeenth Century

In the course of research on fragments from the National Museum Library, a large torso was discovered containing hitherto unknown organ tablatures from the early seventeenth century (shelf mark CZ-Pn 1 K 219). The author of the article reassemble the torso based on signatures and analyzed its…