Jan Adam Gallina
Jan Adam Gallina also Galina (born December 13, 1724 in Cítoliby near Teplice ( Northern Bohemia ); † January 5, 1773 ibid) was a Bohemian composer .
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Jan Adam Gallina was the son of the cantor and organist Martin Antonín Gallina. The Gallina family was of a certain importance in the region, its members were active as singers and organists, clergy, doctors and above all as senior officials. Gallina was a student of Václav Jan Kopřiva and was employed at Cítoliby Castle as a musician and secretary of the kitchen under the conductor Jan Josef Janoušek (1717–1750). After Janoušek's death, Gallina received the position of Kapellmeister.
During Gallina's tenure, the Castle Orchestra of Cítoliby reached a very high level. The employer, Count Ernst Karl Pachta von Rayhofen, was not only a great music lover, but also a demanding critic, he hired the entire castle staff, from the court chaplain to the lackey, according to their musical abilities.
Jan Adam Gallina had three brothers who were also musicians, including Josef Antonín Gallina (1726–1765), who was the secretary of the palace administration.
Gallina currently knows three symphonies for strings with solo wind parts.
Web links
- Literature and other media by and about Jan Adam Gallina in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
Individual evidence
- ↑ Booklet: Czech Masters of the 18th Century. Supraphon, SU 3908-2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gallina, Jan Adam |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galina, Jan Adam |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | bohemian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1724 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cítoliby near Teplice ( Northern Bohemia ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 5, 1773 |
| Place of death | Cítoliby near Teplice ( Northern Bohemia ) |