Vier Musikalieninventare aus dem Chor der St. Niklas-Kirche in Eger (Westböhmen). Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Repertoire-Migration an der Wende vom 16. zum 17. Jahrhundert

Abstract

FOUR INVENTORIES OF MUSIC FROM THE CHOIR OF
THE CHURCH OF ST. NICHOLAS IN EGER
(WESTERN BOHEMIA)
A contribution to the history of repertoire migration at the turn of the 16th
to the 17th century
Jan Bilwachs
Eger (Cheb), a city in the west of the present-day Czech Republic, was an important
political and cultural centre linking the Bohemian and German lands during the Late
Middle Ages and the early modern period. An integral part of cultural life in the city
was the music practiced and performed at the Latin school and the Church of St.
Nicholas. This study focuses on four inventories of music created by newly appointed
cantors during the phase of re-Catholicization around the turn of the 16th to the
17th century. Their contents not only reflect the changes in the position of cantor