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Serbs October 1889 1892 1912
Poles 2 7.5 % ?
Ruthenians 3% ?
16 % ?
Although Hubad’s second Viennese period is a chapter of his life that
has been covered,32 I will try to supplement it with a perspective “ from the
point of view of the Slavic music scene in Vienna.”
Hubad agreed with the Glasbena Matica management to take a two-
year paid break from his activities. He was replaced in Ljubljana by the
aforementioned Josip Čerin, who served, among other things, as deputy
choirmaster to Theobald Kretschmann in the Slavic Singing Society.33 After
Hubad returned to Ljubljana in 1898, he gave bills to the Glasbena Matica
management for further musical education,34 deepening and gaining new
contacts,35 and getting an overview of the opera, philharmonic and gener-
al music scene in Vienna. Of course, it also included the musical life of the
local Slavs and, at its centre, the Slavic Singing Society, which had about 173
active members.
Finally, I would like to return to the beginning of development of Hu-
bad’s activities in Vienna. As expected, the society elected Hubad choir-
master at the general meeting held on 28 October 1896.36 It was already
a year later (i. e. at the general meeting held on 29 October 1897)37 that a
number of significant steps were taken: Hubad’s services were recognised
with the title of honorary member38 and Leon Bouchal resigned from pres-
32 Budkovič, “Matej Hubad,” 51.
33 On 28 October 1895, Buchta resigned as choirmaster due to his poor health; Kretsch-
mann was elected, with Čerin as his deputy. Hubad was elected on 28 October 1896.
34 Solo singing (Forstén), education (Branka), music teaching (Schmitt), musical aes-
thetics (Robert Hirschfeld), acoustics (Dr. Tuma), history of music (Prossniz), or-
ganology (Eugen Mandyczewsky), experimental physics (Leopold Alex. Zellner), as
well as education with Johann Nepomuk Fuchs.
35 One of his close friends was the Slovene composer, violinist, teacher and conductor
Karel Jeraj (1874–1951).
36 Anon., “Vídeň,” Dalibor 18, no. 48 (28 November 1896): 380; Anon., “Vídeň,” Dalibor
19, no. 3 (December 12, 1896): 20; Anon., “Zpěvácký spolek slovanský započal nový
správní rok …,” Věstník. Časopis spolků česko-slovanských ve Vídni 14, October 31,
1896, 3.
37 Anon., “Zpěvácký spolek slovanský,” Věstník. Časopis spolků česko-slovanských ve
Vídni 15, October 23, 1897, 2; Anon., “Zpěvácký spolek slovanský,” Věstník. Časopis
spolků česko-slovanských ve Vídni 15, November 6, 1897, 2; Anon., “Vídeň,” Dalibor
20, no. 1–2 (13 November 1897): 10.
38 Another honorary member was Radoslav Pukl, former vice-president of the society.
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Serbs October 1889 1892 1912
Poles 2 7.5 % ?
Ruthenians 3% ?
16 % ?
Although Hubad’s second Viennese period is a chapter of his life that
has been covered,32 I will try to supplement it with a perspective “ from the
point of view of the Slavic music scene in Vienna.”
Hubad agreed with the Glasbena Matica management to take a two-
year paid break from his activities. He was replaced in Ljubljana by the
aforementioned Josip Čerin, who served, among other things, as deputy
choirmaster to Theobald Kretschmann in the Slavic Singing Society.33 After
Hubad returned to Ljubljana in 1898, he gave bills to the Glasbena Matica
management for further musical education,34 deepening and gaining new
contacts,35 and getting an overview of the opera, philharmonic and gener-
al music scene in Vienna. Of course, it also included the musical life of the
local Slavs and, at its centre, the Slavic Singing Society, which had about 173
active members.
Finally, I would like to return to the beginning of development of Hu-
bad’s activities in Vienna. As expected, the society elected Hubad choir-
master at the general meeting held on 28 October 1896.36 It was already
a year later (i. e. at the general meeting held on 29 October 1897)37 that a
number of significant steps were taken: Hubad’s services were recognised
with the title of honorary member38 and Leon Bouchal resigned from pres-
32 Budkovič, “Matej Hubad,” 51.
33 On 28 October 1895, Buchta resigned as choirmaster due to his poor health; Kretsch-
mann was elected, with Čerin as his deputy. Hubad was elected on 28 October 1896.
34 Solo singing (Forstén), education (Branka), music teaching (Schmitt), musical aes-
thetics (Robert Hirschfeld), acoustics (Dr. Tuma), history of music (Prossniz), or-
ganology (Eugen Mandyczewsky), experimental physics (Leopold Alex. Zellner), as
well as education with Johann Nepomuk Fuchs.
35 One of his close friends was the Slovene composer, violinist, teacher and conductor
Karel Jeraj (1874–1951).
36 Anon., “Vídeň,” Dalibor 18, no. 48 (28 November 1896): 380; Anon., “Vídeň,” Dalibor
19, no. 3 (December 12, 1896): 20; Anon., “Zpěvácký spolek slovanský započal nový
správní rok …,” Věstník. Časopis spolků česko-slovanských ve Vídni 14, October 31,
1896, 3.
37 Anon., “Zpěvácký spolek slovanský,” Věstník. Časopis spolků česko-slovanských ve
Vídni 15, October 23, 1897, 2; Anon., “Zpěvácký spolek slovanský,” Věstník. Časopis
spolků česko-slovanských ve Vídni 15, November 6, 1897, 2; Anon., “Vídeň,” Dalibor
20, no. 1–2 (13 November 1897): 10.
38 Another honorary member was Radoslav Pukl, former vice-president of the society.
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