Jan Dismas Zelenka

Jan Dismas Zelenka (baptised Jan Lukáš Zelenka; 16 October 1679 – 23 December 1745), previously also known as Johann Dismas Zelenka, was a Czech composer and musician of the Baroque period. His music is admired for its harmonic inventiveness and counterpoint.

Personal facts

Jan Dismas Zelenka
Alias (AKA)Zelenka Johann Dismas (German); Zelenka Jan Lukáš (birth name)
Birth dateOctober 16, 1679
Birth place
Bohemia , Louňovice pod Blaníkem
Date of deathDecember 23, 1745
Place of death
Dresden

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  1. http://books.google.cz/books?id=aw9TdUkG6WkC&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=Jan+Dismas+Zelenka+-+references&source=bl&ots=lMUBPZEAE5&sig=1sFd5ezyAm4SQFHwxdAxygq3PWU&hl=cs&ei=yFWnTZamC4uLswa424WdCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&sqi=2&ved=0CHQQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=Jan%20Dismas%20Zelenka%20-%20references&f
  2. http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Zelenka-Jan-Dismas.htm
  3. http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/articles/zelenka/bio.php
  4. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Jan+Dismas+Zelenka
  5. http://www.jdzelenka.net
  6. http://www.jdzelenka.net/forums
  7. http://www.last.fm/music/Jan+Dismas+Zelenka
  8. http://www.wissensdrang.com/zwv.htm