"Senza che il Maestro di Capella ne sappia cosa alcuna"- some new light on imperial court repertory in the collection of Karl von Liechtenstein- Castelcorno at Kromeriz ERHARDT, Tassilo

RESUMEN: For scholars of 17th-century music in the Habsburg land, the importance of the music collection of prince-bishop Karl von Liechtenstein- Castelcorno at Kromeriz Castle can hardly be over-emphasized. Amongst other things, it preserves numerous copies of otherwise lost works from the imperial court in Vienna. This article investigates aspects of the transmission of works from the Viennese Hofkapelle to the prince-bishop´s collection, using the saced music of imperial chapelmaster Antonio Bertali (c.1605-69) as a case study. A comparison of surviving sources and an examination of the available historical information concerning the circumstances of the copying suggest that despite the fact that the music was obtained directly from imperial court, certain aspects of it (specially the instrumental parts) may not stem from the composer. Keywords: imperial court, Vienna, Kromeriz, Antonio Bertali, Pavel Vejvanovsky, Karl von Liechtenctein-Castelcorno.