Das Testament Nicolaus Zmeskalls und seine Bedeutung für die Musikgeschichte

Schirlbauer, Anna (2009) Das Testament Nicolaus Zmeskalls und seine Bedeutung für die Musikgeschichte. Studia Musicologica, 50 (1-2). pp. 135-181. ISSN 1788-6244

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Abstract

Although a few details about Zmeskall’s legacy were already known, it was only through a new intensive search that his original testament and codicil could be found now (in the Hungarian State Archive Budapest). Partial copies were also located in the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, together with further documents concerning the transfer of Zmeskall’s musical estate to this institution after his death in 1833; they help to explain the events surrounding his legacy. Using Zmeskall’s testament and codicil it was also possible to describe the objects he mentioned in his will; these include his scores of own compositions and those of other composers, his writings, and his musical instruments. Some errors in the literature concerning these objects can now be corrected and new hypotheses presented. Completely new information is revealed about Zmeskall’s studies with W. A. Mozart and J. G. Albrechtsberger. The exact wording of the testament and codicial is given in the appendix together with a commentary in footnotes. This study attempts to reconstruct Zmeskall’s complete musical legacy (only part of which has survived today), and is meant to be a symbolic gift for the 250th anniversary of his birthday (on 19 November 1759).

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