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Music societies in the Long 19th Century:
Between Amateur and Professional Culture
Jernej Weiss
University of Ljubljana / University of Maribor
This monograph entitled Music Societies in the Long 19th Century: Between
Amateur and Professional Culture deals with the activities of music socie-
ties, without which musical life in the 19th century would not have been pos-
sible. The focus of this monograph is on the broader activities of the socie-
ties in the period under consideration. Among the most important music
societies in Slovenia is Glasbena matica Ljubljana, whose 150th anniversary
was celebrated in 2022.
As Nataša Cigoj Krstulović writes in her most comprehensive study
to date of the activities of the Glasbena matica society (Zgodovina, spomin,
dediščina: ljubljanska Glasbena matica do konca druge svetovne vojne),
since it was founded in 1872, the society has developed important forces
for the musical life of Slovenes, it being the largest Slovene musical pub-
lishing house and concert organiser. Its organising committee encouraged
the founding of the first civil concert orchestra (the first Slovene Philhar-
monic; 1908), musical conservatory and Folklore Institute. Glasbena Mat
ica brought together amateur and professional musicians alike. Important
figures in Slovene public life and distinguished citizens of Ljubljana became
members as soon as it was founded, along with people active in cultural
fields from other Slovene areas, with whose help the society made a very
important contribution to shaping the musical and cultural image of Slo-
venians in general.
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Music societies in the Long 19th Century:
Between Amateur and Professional Culture
Jernej Weiss
University of Ljubljana / University of Maribor
This monograph entitled Music Societies in the Long 19th Century: Between
Amateur and Professional Culture deals with the activities of music socie-
ties, without which musical life in the 19th century would not have been pos-
sible. The focus of this monograph is on the broader activities of the socie-
ties in the period under consideration. Among the most important music
societies in Slovenia is Glasbena matica Ljubljana, whose 150th anniversary
was celebrated in 2022.
As Nataša Cigoj Krstulović writes in her most comprehensive study
to date of the activities of the Glasbena matica society (Zgodovina, spomin,
dediščina: ljubljanska Glasbena matica do konca druge svetovne vojne),
since it was founded in 1872, the society has developed important forces
for the musical life of Slovenes, it being the largest Slovene musical pub-
lishing house and concert organiser. Its organising committee encouraged
the founding of the first civil concert orchestra (the first Slovene Philhar-
monic; 1908), musical conservatory and Folklore Institute. Glasbena Mat
ica brought together amateur and professional musicians alike. Important
figures in Slovene public life and distinguished citizens of Ljubljana became
members as soon as it was founded, along with people active in cultural
fields from other Slovene areas, with whose help the society made a very
important contribution to shaping the musical and cultural image of Slo-
venians in general.
21
