Where was Zelenka born?
A. He was a Bohemian, and was born in Loudovice in 1679. This village is now in the Czech Republic and is called Lounovice pod Blanikem (“pod Blanikem” meaning “under Mount Blanik”). It is south-east of Prague. Zelenka was the oldest of eight children. His father was the local schoolmaster, which meant that he also played the organ in the village church. There is a plaque commemorating Zelenka’s birth mounted on a stone in the village.
