• Prague Organ School: participating institution

The Dalibor 20/8/1860 review, signed ‘-5-’, reported that the preliminary news of this event and its programme had not been published by the periodical. The source noted that in both theory and in practical performances the accomplishments of the pupils were entirely successful. This demonstrated the high quality of the teaching. Of first year pupils there were ‘this year some excellent talents’; they particularly distinguished themselves in answering questions about theory, specifically in matters of harmony that had been taught by František Blažek. The pupils ‘Jos. Groh, Hynek Ouvalský and Fr. Bráva accompanied some extracts from Brixi masses very accurately and well... Pupils of the second year performed not only thorough-bass [notami], but also practical exercise in modulation that were set by the guests [od hostů] among whom was our [countryman] Alexander Dreyschock. After that [the examinations] continued with fundamentals of counterpoint, of chorale, imitation and fugue, and ended with performances of compositions by the graduating pupils. After that Mr Jos. Čaboun very precisely performed the first movement from a 5-part fugue by S. Bach, [an] Adagio from the first Sonata by Mendelssohn, and a fugue by Jos. Krejčí; next Mr Jan Hrabánek gave a Fantasie in E minor by Ritter and a Fugue in C minor by Seb. Bach with good success; Mr F. Oehn fittingly played a Fantasie [op.76] by Hesse and Mr Ad. Prucha performed with great dexterity and completely appropriate success [the] Andante with 6 Variations and Finale by Rink [Rinck], then [a] Toccata and Fugue in D minor by Seb. Bach.’ The most accomplished first year pupils were reported as being Bráva and Ouvalský. The best second year pupils were noted to have been Prucha and Oehn.