Cantatas in the Schwarzenberg Music Collection of the State Regional Archive in Český Krumlov

The diploma thesis deals with cantatas from the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century from the collection of Arnošt of Schwarzenberg, which are stored in the state archives in Český Krumlov. It is about two dozen compositions, most of which come from the estate of the music-loving prince Ernst of Schwarzenberg (1773-1821). The lyrics of most compositions are German, exceptionally some of them have French or Italian texts. Part of the work is a search performed in the state archive, the description of the collection and its breakdown from the aspect of con-tent and functionality and in terms of origin. Special attention is paid to the cantatas by Czech composers Vojtěch Jírovec, Leopold Koželuh and Pavel Mašek that are analyzed in more detail. Into the edition, also the first two parts of cantata Entjo-chung Deutschlands by Pavel Mašek, which is related to the personality of Karel of Schwarzenberg (1771-1820), were included