A mysterious musical manuscript PL-Pu Rpm7642
and the list of Jesuit musicians from the first half
of the 18th century Cover Image

Zagadkowy rękopis muzyczny PL-Pu Rpm7642 i znaleziony w nim spis muzyków jezuickich z pierwszej połowy XVIII wieku
A mysterious musical manuscript PL-Pu Rpm7642 and the list of Jesuit musicians from the first half of the 18th century

Author(s): Magdalena Walter-Mazur
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Music, History of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: University Library in Poznań; musical culture of the 17th and 18th centuries; musical manuscripts; Jesuit music boarding schools;

Summary/Abstract: Abstract. Aims and objectives: Identifying the content of the manuscript (repertoire,provenance, dating; information value in the context of the history of polish musical cul-ture). List of musicians: trace the origin and identification of musicians. Methods: meth-ods of external and internal criticism of a musical source, historical methods. Results andconclusion: Determination that the manuscript PL-Pu Rpm7642 consists of fragments ofeight other manuscripts, created in at least three different musical centers, and approxi-mate determination of their repertoire. Indication of the reason for such unusual content:connection with the activities of prof. Adolf Chybiński, most likely the previous owner ofthe manuscript. Identification of the list of musicians as coming from the Cracow Jesuitmusic dormitory, dated 1735; in addition to musicians known from other sources, theexamined manuscript brings information about four new musicians and supplements dataabout six previously recorded ones.

  • Issue Year: 37/2024
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 111-122
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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