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Jan Antonín Losy
Person · male · Štěkeň · born 1650 · died 1721 · recording since 2000
Czech composer and lutenist
Also known as Johann Anton Logy · Johann Anton Logy · Johann Anton Losy von Losimthal · Johann Anton Losy von Losinthal · ヨハン・アントン・ロジー・フォン・ロージンタール
Timeline
7 events▣ Album 4◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1650s
1720s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Lautenwerke
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Album
Album: Nach Der Züffer Undt Buechstaben: Das Klosterneuburger Lautenbuch
Album
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2020s
· Album
Album: Losy, Weiss: Lute Music in Prague & Vienna Circa 1700. Music from Eighteenth-Century Prague
Album
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Biography
English biography600 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1291421296
Biography
Jan Antonín Losy, Count of Losinthal (German: Johann Anton Losy von Losinthal); also known as Comte d'Logy (Losi or Lozi), (c. 1650 – 22 August 1721) was a Bohemian aristocrat, Baroque lute player and composer from Prague. His lute works combine the French style brisé with a more Italian cantabile style. He was probably the most significant lutenist-composer in Bohemia at the height of the lute's popularity there.
Life
Count Losy's family were of Swiss origin (Poschiavo in the canton of Graubünden). His father, Johann Anton Losy senior (c. 1600–1682), was perhaps born in Purz in the Swiss canton of Grisons. By 1627 he had moved to Bohemia and purchased a house in Prague. Losy senior had a number of business interests and was appointed a Councillor of the Exchequer and Deputy of the Salt, Beer and Wine Council by the Bohemian Court Chamber. As a result of helping to defend Prague against the assault of Swedish troops in 1648, Losy senior was ennobled, becoming a baronet in 1648 and Count von Losinthal in 1655. He also acquired the estate and castle at Steken (Strakonitz District, southern Bohemia) in 1638.
Johann Anton Losy was born at Steken around 1650. He had a younger twin brother (Johann Baptist) and also had four sisters. Losy's interest in music was fostered by his lute teacher and valet Achazius Kazimir Huelse who seems to have remained a lifelong friend.
Losy attended the Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague, gaining his baccalaureate in 1667 and graduating as a Doctor of Philosophy on 15 August 1668. He then seems to have travelled to a number of European countries including Italy. His intimate knowledge of French lute style indicates he may have been in Paris and met lutenists such as Mouton and Dufault.
Following the death of his father on 22 July 1682 he inherited his title, becoming the second Count Losy. He also inherited part of the family estates and an Imperial appointment as a Councillor of the Kingdom of Bohemia. His official position meant that, while living in Prague, he frequently had to travel to the Imperial court in Vienna. In the following year, his twin brother died.
As an aristocrat, Count Losy's musical activities would have been expected to remain on an amateur basis. Nevertheless, he seems to have gained the admiration of a number of professional musicians for his lute-playing and compositions. In 1697 he took part in a musical contest with Leipzig cantor Johann Kuhnau. While working in Prague in 1715, Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel met Count Losy who "played the lute as well as one who makes a profession of it" and also played the violin. There is no evidence he played other instruments, although there is a rather rich source of transcriptions of his lute compositions for other instruments available (baroque guitar, keyboard, angélique, mandora, and violin).
In spite of Losy's outstanding reputation as a player and improviser on the lute, only one of his works was published in his own lifetime. This was the Courante Extra-ordinaire, which was part of the collection Cabinet der Lauten, published in 1695 by Philippe Franz Lasage de Richée.
After Losy's death in Prague in 1721, the great German lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiss paid tribute to his colleague by dedicating to his memory the work Tombeau sur la mort de Monseigneur Comte de Logi.
He was married to Franziska Claudia Gräfin von Strassoldo. After his death in 1721, his son Adam Philipp Losy von Losinthal, an Austrian statesman, General Building Director, Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece and also a gifted musician, inherited all his estates.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | -279 | 2th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 55:35
1Tombeau sur la mort de Mr.Cte de Losy7:422Suite G-Dur: I. Allemande2:343Suite G-Dur: II. Courante1:164Suite G-Dur: III. Sarabande2:275Suite G-Dur: IV. Menuet0:336Suite G-Dur: V. Gavotte0:517Suite G-Dur: VI. Gigue0:548Ouverture F-Dur: I. Ouverture3:189Ouverture F-Dur: II. Allemande2:2710Ouverture F-Dur: III. Courante2:0411Ouverture F-Dur: IV. Bourrée1:2712Ouverture F-Dur: V. Sarabande2:5813Ouverture F-Dur: VI. Menuet0:5814Ouverture F-Dur: VII. Gigue1:4515Ouverture F-Dur: VIII. Chaconne3:0616Suite a-moll: I. Allemande1:4417Suite a-moll: II. Courante1:1818Suite a-moll: III. Favoritta2:1619Suite a-moll: IV. Double2:0520Suite a-moll: V. Gavotte1:0421Suite a-moll: VI. Gigue1:2422Partita B-Dur: I. Allemande3:1423Partita B-Dur: II. Courante1:4924Partita B-Dur: III. Gavotte0:5125Partita B-Dur: IV. Sarabande1:3426Partita B-Dur: V. Double2:0927Partita B-Dur: VI. Gigue1:47Nach Der Züffer Undt Buechstaben: Das Klosterneuburger Lautenbuch
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 29 tracks · 54:26
1Prelude1:392[ohne Titel]1:463Allemande2:414Courante1:215Sarabande (la Royale)1:496Gavotte (la Dauphine)0:587Gigue1:158Parthia ex F: Allamand2:119Parthia ex F: Courant1:1110Parthia ex F: Menuet0:3711Parthia ex F: Guigue1:2212Parthia B-Dur: Allamand3:2113Parthia B-Dur: [Courante]1:2314Parthia B-Dur: [Menuet]1:1515Parthia B-Dur: [Bouree]1:2216Parthia B-Dur: Sarabande - Doubles3:0917Parthia B-Dur: Guigue1:3418Partita F-Dur: [Allemande]3:3119Partita F-Dur: [Courante]1:1520Partita F-Dur: [Sarabande]2:0921Partita F-Dur: Gavotta0:5322Partita F-Dur: Guigue2:0223Partita a-Moll: Allemande3:3324Partita a-Moll: [Courante]1:2725Partita a-Moll: [Sarabande]2:0826Partita a-Moll: [Gavotte]0:5927Partita a-Moll: [Gigue]1:0928Sarabande2:4129Ciaconna3:452020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 36 tracks · 1:22:16
1Lute Suite in A minor: I. Prelude1:022Lute Suite in A minor: II. Allemande3:033Lute Suite in A minor: III. Courante – Double4:004Lute Suite in A minor: IV. Aria2:075Lute Suite in A minor: V. Gavotte1:166Lute Suite in A minor: VI. Caprice1:177Lute Suite in F major: I. Ouverture3:518Lute Suite in F major: II. Allemande2:509Lute Suite in F major: III. Courante2:2910Lute Suite in F major: IV. Sarabande3:0311Lute Suite in F major: V. Menuet1:3512Lute Suite in F major: VI. Gigue2:2213Lute Suite in G major: I. Allemande2:5514Lute Suite in G major: II. Courante – Double3:0015Lute Suite in G major: III. Aria2:3716Lute Suite in G major: IV. Menuets I & II2:1417Lute Suite in G major: V. Gigue1:0618Lute Suite in D minor: I. Prelude0:5719Lute Suite in D minor: II. Allemande2:5620Lute Suite in D minor: III. Courante2:0421Lute Suite in D minor: IV. Sarabande2:2222Lute Suite in D minor: V. Gigue I1:2223Lute Suite in D minor: VI. Bourée1:1424Lute Suite in D minor: VII. Menuet1:1125Lute Suite in D minor: VIII. Gigue II1:5426Lute Suite in G minor: I. Gavotte1:2527Lute Suite in G minor: II. Courante3:0128Lute Suite in G minor: III. Sarabande2:2429Lute Suite in G minor: IV. Menuet1:3330Lute Suite in G minor: V. Rondeau2:0031Menuet in C major1:3532Lute Suite in B‐flat major: I. Allemande4:2833Lute Suite in B‐flat major: II. Courante2:5934Lute Suite in B‐flat major: III. Sarabande2:2135Lute Suite in B‐flat major: IV. Gigue2:2536Chaconne in F major3:18Losy, Weiss: Lute Music in Prague & Vienna Circa 1700. Music from Eighteenth-Century Prague
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 35 tracks · 1:17:23
1Partia in D Minor: I. Allemande2:112Partia in D Minor: II. Courante1:573Partia in D Minor: III. Aria I3:494Partia in D Minor: IV. Aria II3:315Partia in D Minor: V. Menuet1:336Partia in D Minor: VI. Gigue1:127Partia in D Minor: VII. Rondeau3:268Suite in B-Flat Major: I. Allemande3:279Suite in B-Flat Major: II. Courante1:3510Suite in B-Flat Major: III. Sarabande2:0811Suite in B-Flat Major: IV. Gavotte1:0812Suite in B-Flat Major: V. Rondeau1:4313Suite in B-Flat Major: VI. Marche0:4614Suite in B-Flat Major: VII. Menuet1:1215Suite in G Major: I. Allemande2:0616Suite in G Major: II. Courante1:1117Suite in G Major: III. Menuet1:3418Suite in G Major: IV. Echo1:5419Suite in G Major: V. Gigue2:1420Gig in D Minor0:5921Concertus in A Major: I. Allemande2:2922Concertus in A Major: II. Courante2:0523Concertus in A Major: III. Bouree1:1824Concertus in A Major: IV. Sarabande2:4925Concertus in A Major: V. Echo1:1826Concertus in A Major: VI. Menuet – VII. Passepied – VIII. Menuet2:5027Concertus in A Major: IX. Gig2:2828Suite in C Major: I. Rondeaux3:0129Suite in C Major: II. Caprice – Caprice dęune autre maniere1:3830Suite in C Major: III. Menuet1:0831Suite in C Major: IV. Air2:0432Suite in C Major: V. Gavotte1:1333Suite in C Major: VI. Gavotte1:2834Suite in C Major: VII. Les Forgerons2:0035Tombeau sur la mort de M. Comte de Logy arrivée 17219:58
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jan Antonín Losy head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 7 | 82.6th |
| Recording span (years) | -279 | 2th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
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Wikidata: Q692830 · MusicBrainz: 7341577d-e805-4b8f-b99d-1ec6bbbc93c9