Manuscript CZ-Pu 59 rm 22: Edition and Commentary

Abstract

The thesis Manuscript CZ-Pu 59 rm 22: Edition and Commentary deals with a manuscript of 18th century Bohemian organ music entitled “Praeambula ex diversis Tonorum Modis”, located in the National Library of the Czech Republic. The first section comprises a discussion of the historical context of the 52 pieces, including biographies of the ascertained composers – Josef Seger, František Xaver Brixi, and Jan Křtitel Kuchař – and the source’s relevance to the Prague Organ School. A detailed description of the manuscript is followed by chapters on relevant historical keyboard instruments and analysis of the musical style. A complete modern edition is presented.