In the Shadow of the Dresden 'Hofkapelle'. Jacob Heinrich von Flemming and His Music Ensemble
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In 1713 Jacob Heinrich v. Flemming (1667–1728), Saxon field marshal and first minister of the Saxon Privy Cabinet, set up his own music ensemble. This article is devoted to the history, line-up and profile of that ensemble. Over the 15 years of the existence of Flemming’s Kapelle, at least 20 musicians played in it, including such outstanding artists as Francesco Cattaneo and Gregor Joseph Werner. The history of this ensemble illuminates the network of connections and musical contacts between Dresden, Köthen, Berlin, Vienna, Warsaw, Leipzig, Brunswick, Zerbst and Schwerin during the early decades of the eighteenth century.
Source: Muzyka
DOI: 10.36744/m.4453
Author: Szymon Paczkowski
Institution: University of Warsaw
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4411733327