Original scientific paper
Contribution to the Facts of Musical Life in Valpovo from 1791 to 1825 in the Context of the Prandau and Norman Families Archival Funds
Ljerka Perči
Abstract
This article deals with the archival material of the Valpovo manor from various fund subgroups of 17,9mlength, out of the total fund length of 275mon musical life of the Prandau family members in the period between 1790-1825. Researching the family files, the author presents a part of the baron Joseph and countess Maria ( née Pejačević) family tree and indicates unknown details on family members that she originated from. The importance of the schooling period of both the eldest son Karlo (* 1792) in the Citadel and Pest and the eldest daughter Marie (* 1795) in Bratislava and Vienna have been pointed out. It is confirmed that the son Karlo had studied law in Pest and at the age of 16 he participated in building the orchestrion in 1808. Other key instruments made by prof. H. Klein (1756-1832 ) in Bratislava have been estimated to demonstrate that Karlo’s contribution was far more important than it was first thought. Using the archival sources the author corrects some statements made by Kuhač about the Lower Town teacher and organist E. Turany (1766 – 1846). Aparticular survey of the education period of younger daughters Amalia and Flora Prandau and their musical training have been given in the article.
Keywords
Prandau family; musical life; Valpovo by the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century; private schooling; orchestrion; harmonium; physharmonica; guitar
Hrčak ID:
9893
URI
Publication date:
25.1.2007.
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