Václav Vincenc Mašek (1755-1831)
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Performers: Collegium Musicum Pragеnsе
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Bohemian composer and keyboardist. Like his brother Lambert Mašek
(1761-1826), he received his first musical education from his father,
Tomás Mašek, a village cantor, before moving to Prague, where his
teachers included Frantisek Xaver Dušek and Josef Seger. He obtained a
position with Count Vtrba, who allowed him to tour central Europe as a
performer. In 1791 he settled in Prague, where he taught privately and
was chorusmaster at the German opera. In 1794 he was appointed as music
director of the St. Mikuláš Church, but in 1802 he decided to devote his
attentions to his music shop, one of the first in the city. His music
reflects not only the predominant Viennese style, it also shows its
Czech origins in the lyrical melodies. His works include two operas,
several ballets, 30 Masses, 40 graduals, 70 offertories, 26 sacred
arias, 16 hymns, 13 motets, five antiphons, 10 symphonies, seven
concertos, 15 quartets (mostly for strings), eight sonatas, seven
serenades, five partitas, four pastorellas, and a large number of
smaller dances and individual works for keyboard.
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