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Event title:

Musical trial for the forthcoming benefit ball in aid of poor medical students [of Prague University]

Venue: Žofín Island (Žofín Hall)

Event type: Rehearsals and music trials

Date: 20/01/1861 4pm

Season: Carnival

Keywords: Annual events and regular series, Benefit and charitable events, Dance entertainments, Genres - Popular light music, Public performance events, University

Beneficiary: Students of the Medicine Faculty of Prague University

Programme comprising:

General participants:

ensemble of Royal Infantry Regiment of Archduke Sigismund: participating ensemble

SEYFERT, ? : Polka Cäcilien, orch

JEŠKO, Ludevít : waltz Wiener Dreizeilige, orch

ŽEŽULAK, ? : Polka française / třasák [galop] Coeur Dame, orch

NICKERL, Otakar : quadrille Lethe, orch

MÜLLER, J. : Polka mazurka Žofie (Sofien-polka-mazurka), orch

NICKERL, Otakar : kvapík [galop] Arnoštka (Ernestinen-Galop), orch

NICKERL, Otakar : quadrille Komersní quadrilla (Commers Quadrille), orch

STÖHR, Wenzel : polka Postillon d'amour, orch

ŽEŽULAK, ? : waltz Asklepiady (Asklepiaden-Walzer), orch

GRUSER, Norbert : Polka française [Třasák] Motýlek (Schmetterling-Polka), orch

ŽEŽULAK, ? : quadrille Quadrilla mediků (Mediciner-Ball-Quadrille), orch

PREIS, Ferdinand : Polka mazur Gratulanka (Die Gratulantin), orch

BINDER, Gustav : kvapík [galop] Žilotep (Pulschlag-Galop), orch

Commentary:

The programme is reproduced in concert order, according to the Dalibor 20/1/1861 and Prager Morgenpost 20/1/1861 reports. The Dalibor source mistaken identified the participating orchestra as being that of Karel Komsák [Komzák]. The Prager Morgenpost text, as well as a brief report published by Prager Zeitung 19/1/1861 identified the ensemble as being that of the 45th Infantry Regiment of the Archduke Sigismund.

Summary of sources:

Prager Zeitung (19/01/1861)
Dalibor, hudební časopis s měsíční notovou přílohou (20/01/1861)
Prager Morgenpost (20/01/1861)