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)

View the Czech Wikipedia article on Alberik Mazák. (English translation by Google)

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