Domoslav
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Domoslav was a Czech hymnographer, living probably at the turn of 13th and in the first half of 14th century. Domoslav is one of the first documented Czech composer
s.
of the musical sequence
De superna yerarchia. The first letters of strophes ctreate words Damozslaus predicator. It is also written in manuscript of The Legend of Saint Ludmila
from 1416. Domoslav is also the author of the sequence about Saint Wenceslas Dulce melos cum concentu and rhyming composition Officium o svatém Václavu a svaté Ludmile (Officium about St.Wenceslas and St.Ludmila).
He was the founder of his own school of poetry. At the same time originated many Czech
sequences, that were written either firectly from him or came from his school, e.g.
The oldest record of texts is a compound of Dražický misál (Missal of Dražice) frpm 1340, the melody
to the frst sequence of Dulce melos was found in files of archbishop Arnošt z Pardubic from 1363. Melody to the second sequence was found in "Vyšehradský sborník" (Anthology of Vyšehrad
) from the second half of 15th century
.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Life and work
Domoslav was the Dominican monk, living during the reign of last Přemyslids and probably also in the beginning of the reign of John of Luxembourgh. His name was preserved in acrosticAcrostic
An acrostic is a poem or other form of writing in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a message. As a form of constrained writing, an acrostic can be used as a mnemonic device to aid memory retrieval. A famous...
of the musical sequence
Sequence (music)
In music, a sequence is the immediate restatement of a motif or longer melodic passage at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice. It is one of the most common and simple methods of elaborating a melody in eighteenth and nineteenth century classical music...
De superna yerarchia. The first letters of strophes ctreate words Damozslaus predicator. It is also written in manuscript of The Legend of Saint Ludmila
Saint Ludmila
Saint Ludmila is a Czech saint and martyr venerated by the Orthodox and the Roman Catholics. She was born in Mělník as daughter of a Slavic prince Slavibor...
from 1416. Domoslav is also the author of the sequence about Saint Wenceslas Dulce melos cum concentu and rhyming composition Officium o svatém Václavu a svaté Ludmile (Officium about St.Wenceslas and St.Ludmila).
He was the founder of his own school of poetry. At the same time originated many Czech
Czech
Czech may refer to:* Czech cuisine* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe* Czech language* Czechs, the people of the area* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech and Rus...
sequences, that were written either firectly from him or came from his school, e.g.
- Ave, caro Christi regis - to the fest of Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi (feast)Corpus Christi is a Latin Rite solemnity, now designated the solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ . It is also celebrated in some Anglican, Lutheran and Old Catholic Churches. Like Trinity Sunday and the Solemnity of Christ the King, it does not commemorate a particular event in...
- Pleno cantu cordis - about Saint Ludmila
- Hodierne lux dici - about Saint Adalbert of Prague (Svatý Vojtěch)
- Plaudant chori monachorum - about Saint Procopius of Sázava (Svatý Prokop)
The oldest record of texts is a compound of Dražický misál (Missal of Dražice) frpm 1340, the melody
Melody
A melody , also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones which is perceived as a single entity...
to the frst sequence of Dulce melos was found in files of archbishop Arnošt z Pardubic from 1363. Melody to the second sequence was found in "Vyšehradský sborník" (Anthology of Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad is a castle located in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. It was probably built in the 10th century, on a hill over the Vltava River...
) from the second half of 15th century
15th century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was the century which lasted from 1401 to 1500.Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, falls to emerging Ottoman Turks, forcing Western Europeans to find a new trade route....
.
Sources
- Československý hudební slovník I (A–L), 1963, SHV, Prague
- A. Škarka: Dominikán Domoslav a čeští hymnografové jeho směru, PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, 1950, VI, 1/43 - G. M. Dreves, C. Blume: Ein Jahrtausend Latenischer Hymnendichtung, Leipzig, 1909