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!!Gregor Josef Werner: ''Musicalischer Instrumental-Calender''
     
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Gregor Joseph Werner (1693 Ybbs/Danube - 1766 Eisenstadt/Burgenland) was the predecessor and,
for a short time, supervisor of Joseph Haydn
as the chapelmaster to the Esterházy Princes.Werner's Musicalischen
Instrumental-Calender (Musical Instrument Calendar) is part of a
tradition that Haydn's Tageszeiten-Sinfonien and his
Oratorium Die vier Jahreszeiten
shares - in the  18th century, the musical expression of the events of
the calendar was obviously quite popular. With these 12 Concerts,
Werner characterizes events having to do with the weather, nature, work
and popular diversions; of course, the age-old imitation of natural
sounds in music plays an important role. The musical example is number
20 of the second part of Werner's composition. Its text "Es lebe Ihro
Maj. die Kaiserin Theresia" (Long live her majesty Maria Theresia)
probably refers to the date of this empress' accession to the throne
(her father, Charles VI died on 20 October 1740). The illustration
shows the index of the original publication. (E. Stadler)


 
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