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Per YouTube:
- Composer: Adam Vaclav Michna (1600-1676) Work: Missa S Wenceslai (c.1670) Performers: Chorale Franco-Allemande de Paris; Bernard Lallement (conductor) Missa S Wenceslai (c.1670)
- 1. Kyrie 0:00 2. Gloria 8:11 3. Credo 14:56 4. Sanctus 27:00 5. Benedictus 31:34 6. Agnus Dei 34:00
- Painting: Gillis van Coninxloo (1544-1607) – Landscape with the judgment of Midas (1598) HD image: https://flic.kr/p/2nQ7T5v Painting: France, Lyon, early 16th century – The Triumph of Eternity (c.1514) HD image: https://flic.kr/p/2nQcHvd
Bio of Adam Michna z Otradovic in Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Michna_z_Otradovic
Adam Michna z Otradovic, or also Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic – literally Adam Michna of Otradovice (c. 1600 – 2 November 1676, Jindřichův Hradec), was a Czech Catholic poet, composer, hymn writer, organist and choir leader of the early Baroque era. He is also known in simplified form as Adam Michna and during his life as Adamus Wenceslaus Michna de Ottradowicz. He was the most important Czech composer and poet of the early Baroque who initiated the development of Czech art in that era and became a significant inspiration for Czech artists of future generations.
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Michna was descended from the noble and musical family of Michna z Otradovic in Jindřichův Hradec in South Bohemia, bearing the title of Knight. His father was the organist and trumpeter Michael Michna (many of his other relatives were also trumpeters). In the 1620s the literary fraternity in the town was restored by the highest Lord Chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia Vilém Slavata and that act, together with the activities of the Jesuit College, founded in 1594, contributed greatly to the development of cultural life in the town. Adam Michna became the first student at the Jesuit College, where he studied in 1611–1612 and 1615–1617 at the gymnasium. In the 17th and 18th centuries the Order of Jesuits was a great influence on musical life in the Czech lands. Many of Michna’s compositions were later printed and published by Prague Jesuits.
Little is known about his later life. He became a member of the Literary Society and the organist and choir director in 1633 at the provost church in Jindřichův Hradec. He helped to improve the musical life in the town, was a respected and wealthy citizen of Jindřichův Hradec and also the owner of the tap-room. He was twice married, but no record exists of any children. In 1673 he established a foundation for the education of needy young musicians.[1] He died on 2 November 1676.[2]
Adam V. Michna of Otradovice (1600-1676) The Czech Lute
Two songs from Česká mariánská muzika (Czech Marian music)
Vánoční magnét a střelec (“Christmas magnet and shooter” [!] per Google Translate). One of the songs from the hymn cycle Czech Marian Music (1647) by composer Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic. Vihuela de arco, violoncello: Roxane Genot – Vocals, lute, portative organ: Jan Pouska
Vánoční roztomilost (“Christmas cuteness,” per Google Translate, which much be as bad in Czech as it is in Swedish)! One of the songs from the hymn cycle Czech Marian Music (1647) by composer Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic. Vihuela de arco, violoncello: Roxane Genot – Vocals, lute, portative organ: Jan Pouska
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