Alberik Mazák
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Aliases: Alberik Mazak; Alberik Macák; Alberik Maczak; Alberik Maczack; Alberico Mazak; Rev. Pat. Albericus; Fr. Albericus; Fr. Alberich; Fr. Alberici
Life
Born: 1609 in Ratibor, Silesia, now Racibórz, Poland
Died: 09 May 1661 in Vienna
Biography Cistercian monk, famous Czech composer, representative of early Baroque music in the Austrian territories.
- 1630 he entered Heiligenkreuz Abbey
- 1631 20 August he took his vows
- 1633 ordained priest
- 1634 till 7 February 1639 appointed novice-magister
- 1634 till 9 May 1661 confessor of monks
- 1636 from 21 October till 20 February 1654 cantor chori
- 1639 from 1 January till do 25 March 1640 secretary to the abbot
- 1654 20 February he gave up his post as cantor chori, and the same year was pointed as a great organist (organista praeclarissimus).
- 1661 9 May he died after a serious operation. He is buried at the Cistercian cemetery in Vienna.
Works
Alberik Mazák wrote many sacred works, 217 of them survive till today (31 fragment). Most of them were printed in Vienna in a three part collection:
- Cultus Harmonicus op. I - Opus Minus (1649), consinsts motets and litanies (88 pieces).
- Cultus Harmonicus op. II - Opus Maius (1650) consists of 91 compositions (motets, 4 masses, 4 Loretan liteies, 6 Surrexit Christus and songs.
- Cultus Harmonicus op. III (1653) consists of 32 works (fragment).
View the German Wikipedia article on Alberik Mazák. (English translation by Google)
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List of choral works
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