Instrumentaliści i wokaliści kapeli jezuickiej kościoła ss. Piotra i Pawła w Krakowie

Abstract

This article was written in relation to the growing interest in the music of the 17th and 18th century church and monastery bands, which one might observe in recent times. The purpose o f this paper is to broaden knowledge of the vocalists and instrumentalists of the Jesuitical band of Saints Peter and Paul’s Church in Cracow. The content of the article was founded on the analysis of manuscripts and printed sources. On the basis of this material the background, place of education and skills of the aforementioned band’s musicians were described. The main partofthe paper consists of the produced catalogue of the band’s vocalists and instrumentalists, extending the knowledge of the already known musicians and providing new names, which are missing in the hitherto reference books. It lists 611 musicians altogether.