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Name: Prague Organ School
Commentary:A description of the Prague Organ School was published in the ongoing series of articles ‘Nynější stav hudby v Čechách vůbec a v Praze zvlášť’ [The present state of music in Bohemia in general and in Prague especially], Lumír 15/10/1857, p.1001. The School was founded in 1830 by the Society for the Advancement of Church Music in Bohemia, which itself was established in 1826 with the purpose of fostering effective sacred music performance in the Czech lands. Pupils were taught organ playing and music theory (thorough bass, counterpoint and composition), the skills necessary for them subsequently to obtain places as organists and directors of choirs in the country and there cultivate church music. Initially the course of the Organ School was only a single year in duration, but this was soon extended to two years. The Lumír text noted that in the first year pupils studied practical organ playing and harmony, and from 1840 in the second year they were taught ‘counterpoint, chorales and fugue with practical exercises’ – in effect elementary techniques of composition. Education at the institute was free, with new students applying to the director at the end of September and beginning their course on 1st October. The article reported that up until 1857 1000 pupils had been taught at the school, 503 for two years, 497 for one year. Published just a little while following the Lumír text, the German-language newspaper Tagesbote aus Böhmen 23/10/1857 reported that ‘The local Organ School has in this year’s course 167 pupils. They comprise in both years 45 ordinary pupils and 122 teaching candidates.’
Organ School - Varhanická škola / Organistenschule
Admission of first year pupils into the second year course was not a formality but was dependent upon their accomplishment. Practical examinations took place each year in the early summer and were open to a public audience. In addition to organist church musicians, for many years the Prague Organ School was also the official institution for the training of schoolteachers.
Organ School - Varhanická škola / Organistenschule