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glasbena društva v dolgem 19. stoletju: med ljubiteljsko in profesionalno kulturo
(Fran Milčinski on Sept 4 1908, leading up to the reconfigurati-
on of the association ‘Ljubljanska društvena godba’3 under the
name ‘Slovenian Philharmonic in Ljubljana’, into the first full ci-
vil symphonic Orchestra in Carniola)
“Odkar se je na mojo inciativo ustanovilo Orkestralno društvo [Or-
chestral Association], sem zavzemal tam mesto dirigenta [Since
upon my initiative Orkestralno društvo was founded, I have held
the post of its conductor.]”4 (Violinist Karel Jeraj in 1922, after he
had left Vienna Philharmonic in 1919 with intent to contribute to
the reestablishment of the Slovenian Philharmonic)
“Društvo je v bistvu ojačena oseba. [An association is in fact a per-
son reinforced]” (Rudolf Andrejka, professor of law in Ljubljana
and a former high official in the Austrian administration, in 1928
on the nature of ‘association’ in the Associations’ Act from 1867,
still applicable in the new state post-1918)5
It is not very common to start with more than one quote as a means for
the readers to pit their wits against a multifaceted matter straight away and
thus set the tone of the content that follows. However, given the number
and versatility of dramatis personae in my contribution to the history of
music associations and their complex and above all diachronic relations,
documented partly with new dispersed archival material which is difficult
to integrate and organise in the space available, it seemed an appropriate,
even if unusual, pluricentric way to start.
The main aim of my paper in principle, reflected in its title, and pur-
sued during several months of archival research in Vienna and in Ljublja-
ber of the Committee of Glasbena Matica. Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica (Na-
tional and University Library; from now on NUK, Glasbena zbirka [Music Collec-
tion], Zapisniki odborovih sej Glasbene Matice v Ljubljani [Minutes of the sessions
by the Main Committee] (from September 14, 1901, until September 28, 1909).
3 In German translation Laibacher Vereinskapelle, whereby I would like to point out
that from its inception in 1901 under the name Ljubljanska meščanska godba and
throughout its existence under the same president and spiritus agens, Vladimir
Ravnihar, a formidable lawyer and an ardent promotor of music life, its rules were
formulated and presented to the authorities in Slovenian, reflecting the association’s
national character. More on Ravnihar, cf. infra, 236.
4 Karel Jeraj, January 11, 1922. NUK, Music Collection, fond GM, Orkestralno društ-
vo, Dopisi [Correspondence], IJ. On Jeraj, cf. infra, pp. 5, 17, 238, 242; ff. 13, 14, 67.
5 Rudolf Andrejka, Društveno pravo v Sloveniji (Ljubljana: samozaložba, 1928), 10.
216
(Fran Milčinski on Sept 4 1908, leading up to the reconfigurati-
on of the association ‘Ljubljanska društvena godba’3 under the
name ‘Slovenian Philharmonic in Ljubljana’, into the first full ci-
vil symphonic Orchestra in Carniola)
“Odkar se je na mojo inciativo ustanovilo Orkestralno društvo [Or-
chestral Association], sem zavzemal tam mesto dirigenta [Since
upon my initiative Orkestralno društvo was founded, I have held
the post of its conductor.]”4 (Violinist Karel Jeraj in 1922, after he
had left Vienna Philharmonic in 1919 with intent to contribute to
the reestablishment of the Slovenian Philharmonic)
“Društvo je v bistvu ojačena oseba. [An association is in fact a per-
son reinforced]” (Rudolf Andrejka, professor of law in Ljubljana
and a former high official in the Austrian administration, in 1928
on the nature of ‘association’ in the Associations’ Act from 1867,
still applicable in the new state post-1918)5
It is not very common to start with more than one quote as a means for
the readers to pit their wits against a multifaceted matter straight away and
thus set the tone of the content that follows. However, given the number
and versatility of dramatis personae in my contribution to the history of
music associations and their complex and above all diachronic relations,
documented partly with new dispersed archival material which is difficult
to integrate and organise in the space available, it seemed an appropriate,
even if unusual, pluricentric way to start.
The main aim of my paper in principle, reflected in its title, and pur-
sued during several months of archival research in Vienna and in Ljublja-
ber of the Committee of Glasbena Matica. Narodna in univerzitetna knjižnica (Na-
tional and University Library; from now on NUK, Glasbena zbirka [Music Collec-
tion], Zapisniki odborovih sej Glasbene Matice v Ljubljani [Minutes of the sessions
by the Main Committee] (from September 14, 1901, until September 28, 1909).
3 In German translation Laibacher Vereinskapelle, whereby I would like to point out
that from its inception in 1901 under the name Ljubljanska meščanska godba and
throughout its existence under the same president and spiritus agens, Vladimir
Ravnihar, a formidable lawyer and an ardent promotor of music life, its rules were
formulated and presented to the authorities in Slovenian, reflecting the association’s
national character. More on Ravnihar, cf. infra, 236.
4 Karel Jeraj, January 11, 1922. NUK, Music Collection, fond GM, Orkestralno društ-
vo, Dopisi [Correspondence], IJ. On Jeraj, cf. infra, pp. 5, 17, 238, 242; ff. 13, 14, 67.
5 Rudolf Andrejka, Društveno pravo v Sloveniji (Ljubljana: samozaložba, 1928), 10.
216
