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Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) was a Czech baroque composer, whose music was adventurous and noted for its great harmonic invention and mastery of counterpoint. Zelenka was born in 1679 in Louňovice pod Blaníkem, Czechia, and received his early musical training from his father who was a schoolmaster and organist in Louňovice pod Blaníkem. It is thought that his early formal training was at a Jesuit college. After working in the service of Baron Hartig <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jan+Dism
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2 objects attributed to Jan Dismas Zelenka, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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1679 births1745 deaths17th-century classical composers17th-century male musicians18th-century classical composers18th-century male musicians from BohemiaBaroque composers from BohemiaBurials at Old Catholic Cemetery, DresdenComposers with IMSLP linksCzech male classical composersCzech Roman CatholicsDeaths from edema