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THE PATRONAGE
SYSTEM
What is the Patronage System?
• Financial support for musicians during the Baroque and
Classical periods by the church and a few wealthy
members of European society.
• Because the patron paid the composer, he/she would
usually determine what kind of piece was required from
the composer
How the system worked
• Frequent events at court (residence of the nobility)
created a demand for the regular output of new work from
composers who had to supply what their patrons wanted.
• The patronage system gave composers economic
security.
Bach and the Patronage system
• Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, on
21st March 1685, the youngest son of Johann Ambrosius Bach,
a court and town musician.
• In 1708, after a succession of positions as organist and
choirmaster, he became a court composer at Weimar.
• In 1717 his attempts to leave his position resulted in a period
of imprisonment for insubordination.
• Eventually he was released from Weimar and took up a new
post as director of music at the court of Cothen.
• Bach's years at Cothen were initially happy and fruitful; his
patron and friend, Prince Leopold, was truly musical and
seems to have appreciated Bach's genius.
Mozart and the Patronage system
• As a child prodigy Mozart for the royal families all over
Europe.
• Mozart worked as a composer for the Bishop of Salzburg
but fell out of favour and moved to Vienna.
• He failed to find a reliable patron after he moved to
Vienna and worked as one of the first independent
composers, writing music that was not specifically for a
patron.
Haydn and the Patronage system
• Haydn worked as a servant under the Patronage system
for 30 years in the court of Estahazy.
• He thrived under the system and managed to be creative
under the pressure of producing symphonies and string
quartets for his patron.
Does the Patronage system still exist?
• The patronage system refers to a form of financial aid
given to certain people in order to support their work since
their work is not commonly profitable.
• Today, the patronage system exist in crowd funding. For
example, online creators these day could utilize website
called patreon to seek people that willing to fund their
projects.

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The patronage system

  • 2. What is the Patronage System? • Financial support for musicians during the Baroque and Classical periods by the church and a few wealthy members of European society. • Because the patron paid the composer, he/she would usually determine what kind of piece was required from the composer
  • 3. How the system worked • Frequent events at court (residence of the nobility) created a demand for the regular output of new work from composers who had to supply what their patrons wanted. • The patronage system gave composers economic security.
  • 4. Bach and the Patronage system • Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Germany, on 21st March 1685, the youngest son of Johann Ambrosius Bach, a court and town musician. • In 1708, after a succession of positions as organist and choirmaster, he became a court composer at Weimar. • In 1717 his attempts to leave his position resulted in a period of imprisonment for insubordination. • Eventually he was released from Weimar and took up a new post as director of music at the court of Cothen. • Bach's years at Cothen were initially happy and fruitful; his patron and friend, Prince Leopold, was truly musical and seems to have appreciated Bach's genius.
  • 5. Mozart and the Patronage system • As a child prodigy Mozart for the royal families all over Europe. • Mozart worked as a composer for the Bishop of Salzburg but fell out of favour and moved to Vienna. • He failed to find a reliable patron after he moved to Vienna and worked as one of the first independent composers, writing music that was not specifically for a patron.
  • 6. Haydn and the Patronage system • Haydn worked as a servant under the Patronage system for 30 years in the court of Estahazy. • He thrived under the system and managed to be creative under the pressure of producing symphonies and string quartets for his patron.
  • 7. Does the Patronage system still exist? • The patronage system refers to a form of financial aid given to certain people in order to support their work since their work is not commonly profitable. • Today, the patronage system exist in crowd funding. For example, online creators these day could utilize website called patreon to seek people that willing to fund their projects.