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Ludevít Ješko
Ludwig Jeschko
Ješko, Ludevít (?-1861). Military music Kapellmeister and composer. Active in Prague during the late 1850s, achieving considerable success and popular local acclaim as the director of the military music ensemble of the 16th Infantry Regiment of Baron von Wernhardt. His numerous compositions comprised almost exclusively dance music. His death in Munich in December 1861 from pneumonia was widely reported by the Prague press. Prager Morgenpost 14/12/1861 reported that ‘Kapellmeister L. Jeschko [Ješko], well known in local dance-society through his compositions and his orchestra, has recently died in Munich.’ The Prague German-language newspaper Politik reported on 1/9/1863 that a benefit concert given recently in Wiesbaden in aid of the late Ješko’s family had raised 1683fl, 400fl of which were being given to each of the Kapellmeister’s three children.
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Events in which this person participated as a director of ensemble
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'General musical trial [General Musik-Probe]' of dance compositions for forthcoming 'Flora Fest-Ball' on 18/2/1857 and the forthcoming series of 'Soirées dansantes' 08-01-1857
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First in series of 'Soirées dansantes with concert' 15-01-1857
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Second in series of 'Soirées dansantes with concert' 22-01-1857
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Annual festival ball [Festballe] given for members of the Artistic-Typographical Institute of C. Bellmann 28-01-1857
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Third in series of 'Soirées dansantes with concert' 29-01-1857
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Fourth in series of 'Soirées dansantes with concert' 05-02-1857
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Fifth and last in series of 'Soirées dansantes with concert' 12-02-1857
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'Flora-Festival Ball [Flora Fest-Ball]' last of series of 'Soirées dansantes' 18-02-1857
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Ball given by the non-commissioned officers of the Royal Infantry Regiment of Baron von Wernhardt 19-02-1857
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Concert-soirée given by band of the Royal Infantry Regiment of Baron von Wernhardt 22-03-1857
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Concert Soirée given by the ensemble of the Royal Infantry Regiment of Baron von Wernhardt 29-03-1857
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Evening entertainment and Concert with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 31-10-1858
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Musical festival 'Immortellen' [The Immortals] given as a preliminary celebration of the unveiling of the Prague Radetzky Monument 07-11-1858
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'Victory-Festival' and 'Concert' under the title 'Austria's Glory and Honour, on Reminiscences on the Battles of Mortara and Navara in the year 1849 through Marshall Count Radetzky' 28-11-1858
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Evening entertainment and concert with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 05-12-1858
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Evening entertainment and concert with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 08-12-1858
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Performance of dance works submitted as entries into a competition for the best dance compositions, sponsored by the Prague music seller [publisher] Hoffman 12-12-1858
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'Surprise Friendship-league in Sounds and Music Festival' [Unewartetes Freundschafts-Bündnis in Tönen und Musik Fest'], musical entertainment given by ensemble of Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 19-12-1858
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Musical rehearsal for the forthcoming Society Ball [Gesellschaftsballe] to be held on 12 January, with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment no.16 of Baron Wernhardt 26-12-1858
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'Music- and Song- Festival' [Musik- und Sänger-Fest] with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt, alternating with performances of the Styrian family of folk singers Remmele in their national costume 31-12-1858
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Musical trial for the forthcoming annual Law Students' Ball [Juristenball] 09-01-1859
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Dance entertainment given as first of series of 'Dance-Garlands' [Tanz-Kränzchen] of the 1859 Carnival season, with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 13-01-1859
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Musical trial for forthcoming 'Národní beseda [National entertainment]' to be held on 24/1/59 with music given by 16th Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 15-01-1859
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Musical rehearsal to Ball [for the benefit] of Technical School students with music given by ensemble of 16th Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 16-01-1859
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Dance entertainment given as second of series of 'Dance-Garlands' [Tanz-Kränzchen] of 1859 Carnival season, with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 20-01-1859
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National beseda [Národní beseda] in aid of the foundation of a Czech National Theatre 24-01-1859
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Dance entertainment given as third of series of 'Dance-Garlands' [Tanz-Kränzchen] of the 1859 Carnival season, with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 27-01-1859
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Dance entertainment given as fourth in series of 'Dance-Garlands' [Tanz-Kränzchen] of the 1859 Carneval season, with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 03-02-1859
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Second National beseda [Národní entertainment]' given in aid of the fund for the construction of a Czech National Theatre 07-02-1859
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Dance entertainment given as fifth of series of 'Dance-Garlands' [Tanz-Kränzchen] of 1859 Carneval season, with music given by ensemble of Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 10-02-1859
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Dance entertainment given as sixth of series of 'Dance-Garlands' [Tanz-Kränzchen] of 1859 Carnival season, with music given by ensemble of Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 17-02-1859
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Festival Ball given as culmination of series of 'Dance-Garlands' [Tanz-Kränzchen] of 1859 Carnival season, with music given by ensemble of the Infantry Regiment of Baron Wernhardt 24-02-1859