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Neznámý Pramen V Archivu Pražské Konzervatoře. Komorní Hudba V Univerzita Karlova v Praze Filozofická fakulta Ústav hudební v ědy Diplomová práce Tereza Esterlová Neznámý pramen v archivu Pražské konzervato ře. Komorní hudba v dom ě Františka Švestky (1842 ‒1864) An Unknown Source in the Archive of the Prague Conservatory. Chamber Music in František Švestka´s House (1842 ‒1864) V Praze Vedoucí práce: Akademický rok 2014/2015 Prof. PhDr. Marta Ottlová Pod ěkování Úvodem bych ráda srde čně pod ěkovala všem, kdo mi byli v r ůzných fázích vzniku diplomové práce nápomocni. Panu Miloslavu Richterovi d ěkuji za ochotnou pomoc p ři pr ůzkumu pramen ů v archivu Pražské konzervato ře. Paní prof. Jarmile Gabrielové pat ří dík za prvotní posouzení významu Inventá ře. Doc. Ivan ě Ebelové jsem vd ěč ná za spolupráci p ři řešení paleografických otázek. Za konzultace d ěkuji PhDr. Jitce Ludvové a doc. Magdalen ě Pokorné. Především pak chci vyjád řit pod ěkování za dlouhodobé a laskavé odborné vedení diplomové práce paní prof. Mart ě Ottlové. Člen ům rodiny jsem vd ěč ná za korektury textu. Prohlášení Prohlašuji, že jsem diplomovou práci vypracovala samostatn ě, že jsem řádn ě citovala všechny použité prameny a literaturu a že práce nebyla využita v rámci jiného vysokoškolského studia či k získání jiného nebo stejného titulu. V Praze dne 10. 12. 2014 Tereza Esterlová Abstrakt Diplomová práce interpretuje anonymní Inventá ř komorních skladeb uložený v archivu Pražské konzervato ře a seznamuje s prost ředím, v n ěmž byl repertoár zaznamenaný v tomto prameni provozován mezi lety 1843 ‒1864. Srovnání s dalšími zdroji umož ňuje identifikaci p ůvodce rukopisu, jehož biografie je prezentována ve druhé kapitole. Obsah pramene je analyzován a porovnán s repertoárem hraným v jiných m ěšťanských salonech a na pražských ve řejných koncertech. Krom ě informací p říslušné literatury jsou p ři tom brány v úvahu také kritiky koncertních p říležitostí v dobovém tisku i další archivní prameny. Objevený Inventá ř skladeb provozovaných v domácnosti JUDr. Františka Švestky je jedním z mála zdroj ů, které dokládají recepci podobn ě náro čného repertoáru v okruhu neprofesionálních instrumentalist ů v 19. století. Klí čová slova: 19. století, Praha, komorní hudba, hudební spolky, amatérští hudebníci, František Švestka, Moritz Mildner, hudba v salonech, programy koncert ů, časopis Bohemia Abstract This diploma thesis interprets the anonymous Inventory of Chamber Compositions , which is held in the Archives and Library of Prague Conservatory. It informs about the conditions of performing the repertory from this source between 1843 and 1864. In comparison with other sources the author of this manuscript was identified. His biography is contained in the second chapter. The content of the manuscript is analyzed and compared with the repertory performed in other bourgeios houses and Prague public concerts. Apart from the relevant literature the period critical concert reviews and further archive sources are taken into consideration. The discovered Inventory of the compositions performed in JUDr. František Švestka´s house is one of the few sources which prove reception of similarly demanding repertory among non-professional instrumentalists in the 19th century. Key words: 19th century, Prague, chamber music, music societies, non-professional musicians, František Švestka, Moritz Mildner, music in salons, concert programmes, the Bohemia journal 4 Obsah Úvod ........................................................................................................................................... 6 1. P ůvod neznámého inventá ře v archivu Pražské konzervato ře................................................ 7 1.1 Popis pramene .................................................................................................................. 7 1.2 Jan Branberger: atribuce rukopisu Moritzi Mildnerovi .................................................. 11 1.3 Moritz Mildner ............................................................................................................... 12 1.4 Seznam poz ůstalostního daru ......................................................................................... 16 2. Biografie Františka Švestky (1812 ‒1869) ............................................................................ 19 2.1 Životopis advokáta ......................................................................................................... 21 2.1.1 Narození, mládí a studia .......................................................................................... 21 2.1.2 Vlastenecký život .................................................................................................... 23 2.1.3 Politické p ůsobení ................................................................................................... 25 2.1.4 Profesní činnost v padesátých letech ....................................................................... 27 2.1.5 Ve řejné p ůsobení v šedesátých letech ..................................................................... 28 2.1.6 Bydlišt ě .................................................................................................................... 30 2.1.7 Poslední léta života .................................................................................................. 32 2.2 František Švestka a hudba .............................................................................................. 32 3. Analýza Inventá ře komorních skladeb ................................................................................. 38 3.1 Charakter sch ůzek komorního sdružení ......................................................................... 38 3.2 Terminologie .................................................................................................................. 42 3.3 Program sch ůzek komorního sdružení ........................................................................... 46 4. Prom ěny privátních hudebních produkcí pražských m ěšťan ů ............................................. 56 4.1 Hudba v pražských salonech .......................................................................................... 57 4.2 Bed řich Smetana jako interpret komorní hudby ............................................................. 59 4.3 „Sonntagsmusiken“ ........................................................................................................ 62 5. Ve řejné komorní koncerty .................................................................................................... 68 5.1 Kvartetní soaré ve šlechtických salonech ....................................................................... 68 5.2 Srovnání program ů ve řejných koncert ů s repertoárem Inventá ře .................................. 74 5.3 Koncerty po roce 1846 ................................................................................................... 82 Záv ěr ......................................................................................................................................... 86 Seznam použitých pramen ů a literatury ................................................................................... 88 Příloha 1: Kalendá ř sch ůzek komorního sdružení ....................................................................... I Příloha 2: Program kvartetních sch ůzek ................................................................................... IV Příloha 3: Repertoár komorního sdružení ........................................................................ XXXIII 5 Úvod Archiv Pražské konzervato ře jsem za čala navšt ěvovat se zám ěrem studovat metodickou a instruktivní hudební literaturu používanou b ěhem druhé poloviny devatenáctého století smy čcovým odd ělením této instituce. Ve fondu historických knihovních seznam ů1 jsem narazila na inventá ř hudebnin se signaturou V1 ‒6,2 jehož původ není specifikován žádným titulem ani jménem autora. Tento rukopis plnil dv ě funkce: byl katalogem hudební knihovny a zárove ň byl veden jako soupis repertoáru, hraného p ři ur čitých pravidelných příležitostech. Inventá ř obsahuje p řibližn ě 770 zapsaných skladeb, mezi nimiž p řevládá kvartetní repertoár autor ů osmnáctého a první poloviny devatenáctého století, pouze jedna čtvrtina skladeb je ur čena pro jiné obsazení, zpravidla klavír, housle nebo jejich kombinaci. Záznamy smy čcových kvartet ů, kvintet ů a trií jsou dopln ěny daty provedení v rozmezí let 1842 ‒1864 a poznámkami hodnotícími kvalitu každého provedeného díla. Vzhledem k tomu, že rukopis b ěžn ě p řístupný ve řejnosti nikdo v novodobé literatu ře podrobn ě nepopsal, neur čil jeho p ůvodce ani nezodpov ěděl otázku, zda je v n ěm zaznamenán program ve řejných koncert ů anebo hudebních setkání jiného druhu, zůstávalo doposud prost ředí, v n ěmž byl repertoár provozován, tajemstvím. Počáte ční etapou zpracování mého diplomového tématu bylo pátrání po p ůvodu neznámého inventá ře, p ři n ěmž sehrálo podstatnou úlohu obeznámení se s provozem ve řejných koncert ů, získání informací o dění v nejvýznamn ější hudebn ěvzd ělávací instituci tehdejší Prahy i podrobné nahlédnutí do prost ředí domácností pražských hudbymilovných měšťan ů, a to od doby p ředb řeznové až do sedmdesátých let devatenáctého století. Z toho důvodu si i výsledný text ponechává povahu postupného skládání získaných informací, které povede k samotnému p ůvodci rukopisu a vytvo ří obraz amatérské hudební aktivity, jíž se věnoval. Odrazím se od vlastního popisu pramene a zvážení výpov ědní hodnoty jediné explicitní zmínky o inventá ři. Dále bude t řeba p řijmout anebo
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