Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic

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Adam Václav Michna z Otradovic – literally Adam Václav Michna of Otradovice – (ca. 1600 Jindřichův Hradec – 1676, Jindřichův Hradec) was a Czech Catholic aristocrat, poet, composer, hymn writer, organist and choir leader of the early Baroque era. He is also known in simplified form as Adam Michna and during his life as Adamus Wenceslaus Michna de Ottradowicz. He was the most important Czech composer and poet of the early Baroque who initiated the development of Czech art in that era and became a significant inspiration for Czech artists of future generations. Michna was descended from the noble and musical family of Michna Ottradovic in Jindřichův Hradec in South Bohemia, bearing the title of Knight. His father was the organist and trumpeter Michael Michna (many of his other relatives were also trumpeters). In the 1620s the literary fraternity in the town was restored by the highest Lord Chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia Vilém Slavata and that act, together with the activities of the Jesuit College, founded in 1594, contributed greatly to the development of cultural life in the town. Adam Michna became the first student at the Jesuit College, where he studied in 1611–1612 and 1615–1617 at the gymnasium. In the 17th and 18th centuries the Order of Jesuits was a great influence on musical life in the Czech lands. Many of Michna's compositions were later printed and published by Prague Jesuits. Little is known about his later life. He became a member of the Literary Society

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Adam Vaclav Michna: Messe de Saint-Wenceslas & Requiem

Michna: The Czech Lute

Adam Václav Michna: The Czech Lute

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A. V. Michna z Otradovic: Vánoční hudba - výběr z kancionálů

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Jubilee From The Renaissance - To The Present Day

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Michna: Holy Year Music

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Michna Loutna česká (The czech lute)

Adam Michna z Otradovic: The Czech Lute

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The Most Beautiful Christmass Carols

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Magical Christmas

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Christmas Brass Music - Otto, Vejvanosvský, Praetorius, et al.

Holy Year Music

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