Václav Karel Holan Rovenský
Václav Karel Holan Rovenský (* 1644 in Rovensko pod Troskami ; † February 27, 1718 at Valdštejn Castle near Sedmihorek) was a Czech composer.
Holan probably attended the Jesuit school in Jičín . He then worked as an organist and conductor in Rovensko, Turnov and Dobrovice . In 1674 he traveled to Rome to take part in the procession to mark the opening of the jubilee year .
Around 1680 Holan became an organist and conductor on Vyšehrad in Prague . A St. John and St. Matthew Passion (1690 and 1692) and a cantional ( Capella Regia Musicalis , 1693–94) with several hundred melodies were created here.
In 1694 Holan retired as a hermit to the ruins of Valdštejn Castle, where he died in 1718.
literature
- Jaroslav Bužga: Capella regia musicalis Václava Karla Holana Rovenského . In: Časopis Národního musea 124, 1955, ZDB -ID 766596-9 , pp. 154-170.
- Jaroslav Bužga: Holan-Rovenský, představitel měšť anské hudební kultury koncem 17. století . In: Hudební věda 4, 1967, ISSN 0018-7003 , pp. 420-439
- Bohumil Malotín: Václav Holan Rovenský a jeho kancionál . In: Miscellanea oddělení rukopisů a vzácných tisků 4, 1987, ZDB -ID 1009872-0 , pp. 85-120.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Václav Karel Holan Rovenský in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Works by and about Václav Karel Holan Rovenský in the catalog of the German National Library
- ARTA Records - Curriculum vitæ
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holan Rovenský, Václav Karel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1644 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rovensko pod Troskami |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 1718 |
| Place of death | Valdštejn Castle near Sedmihorek |