Where are, and also where were Zelenkas autograph manuscripts stored?
A. Since 2002, they have been stored in the new premises of the Schsische Landsbibliothek – Staats und Universitetsbibliothek (the Saxon State and University Library, Dresden). Between 1945 and 2002, they were stored in the previous State Library building at Marienalle 12 (north of the river). Between c.1896 and 1945 they were located in the (originally) Royal Library, later the Saxon State Library in the Japanese Palace, situated on the north bank of the Elbe. Between 1765 and c.1896, they were stored in the “new” Catholic cathedral (Hofkirche) from 1752 on the south bank of the Elbe, close to the Court buildings. Before 1765, Zelenka’s manuscripts were kept in the palace itself – in a “Schrank” with his name in the rooms of Maria Josepha, wife of Augustus II.
