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  • 7 - Aristocratic Patronage of Music in the Bohemian Crownlands: A Series of Vignettes

  • from Part I - Before 1800
  • Edited by Martin Nedbal, University of Kansas, Kelly St. Pierre, Wichita State University and Institute for Theoretical Studies, Prague,, Hana Vlhová-Wörner, University of Basel and Masaryk Institute, Prague
  • Book:
    A History of Music in the Czech Lands
    Published online:
    21 October 2025
    Print publication:
    16 October 2025, pp 100-114

  • Summary

    A Series of Vignettes): From the seventeenth until the early nineteenth centuries, the aristocracy had a strong influence on musical developments in Europe. In the Bohemian Crownlands, aristocratic patronage of music became particularly pronounced after the Habsburg dynasty permanently moved the royal court to Vienna in the early seventeenth century. To compensate for the lack of courtly musical activities, many Bohemian aristocrats established private musical ensembles following the Thirty Years’ War. This chapter explores some general characteristics, along with a few unique aspects, of the aristocratic musical establishments that existed in the Bohemian Crownlands from the late 1600s to the early 1800s. The overview is neither exhaustive nor chronological but focuses on a few music-loving aristocrats, their diverse approaches to music patronage, and their motivations for supporting music and musicians.