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music societies in the long 19th century: between amateur and professional culture
ing the Local Self-Government Act, the Company Law Act and others). A
more detailed picture of the activities of the individual societies emerg-
es from a careful study of the Ptuj music societies in the second half of the
19th century and their influence on Glasbena matica Ptuj, presented by Dar-
ja Koter (Ljubljana). Luisa Antoni (Trieste) focuses in her contribution on
the activities of some musical institutions in the multinational cultural en-
vironment of Trieste in the long 19th century. Two of the contributions deal
with the activities of societies in Maribor: Vlasta Stavbar (Maribor) sheds
light on the beginnings of the Slovanska čitalnica (Slavic Reading Room)
in Maribor in a detailed historical outline that also includes some hitherto
less known sources, while Manja Flisar Šauperl (Maribor) looks at the di-
verse activities of Glasbena matica Maribor between 1919 and 1948. The ac-
tivities of these societies would not exist without the contribution of indi-
vidual great musical personalities. In this respect, the contribution of some
foreign musicians to Slovenia was particularly rich, as shown by the con-
tributions of the researchers of the ARRS project Influx of musicians to the
Slovene Lands during the long 19th century – their impact and integration:
Maruša Zupančič (Ljubljana), Jernej Weiss (Ljubljana–Maribor) and Mat-
jaž Barbo (Ljubljana). In her contribution, Katarina Zadnik (Ljubljana) pre-
sented in detail the hitherto less researched area of activity of the Glasbe-
na matica Ljubljana, the development the music theory subjects, from the
establishment of a music school and a conservatory within Glasbena Mati
ca in Ljubljana, to the establishment of the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.
This monograph thus not only focuses on individual segments of the
activities of Glasbena matica, but aims to draw parallels with comparable
activities of societies in the international field through the research of re-
nowned Slovenian and foreign researchers in various fields. Special atten-
tion is paid to the contribution of some central musical figures who, in the
increasingly heated atmosphere of the late 19th century, managed to cross
the Rubicon of socio-ideological divisions and unite in practice the other-
wise competing activities of the above-mentioned institutions. Such alli-
ances challenge another quite persistent concept of Slovenian music his-
toriography from the middle of the last century, namely the polarisation
of social activities on a national basis. This is often portrayed, especially
in the older music history literature, but practical examples show not only
the contradictions typical of the time, but also many close ties between so-
cieties, both in the field of recreation and in other areas of musical activi-
ty. Through this kind of self-sacrificing, far-reaching work, which was typi-
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ing the Local Self-Government Act, the Company Law Act and others). A
more detailed picture of the activities of the individual societies emerg-
es from a careful study of the Ptuj music societies in the second half of the
19th century and their influence on Glasbena matica Ptuj, presented by Dar-
ja Koter (Ljubljana). Luisa Antoni (Trieste) focuses in her contribution on
the activities of some musical institutions in the multinational cultural en-
vironment of Trieste in the long 19th century. Two of the contributions deal
with the activities of societies in Maribor: Vlasta Stavbar (Maribor) sheds
light on the beginnings of the Slovanska čitalnica (Slavic Reading Room)
in Maribor in a detailed historical outline that also includes some hitherto
less known sources, while Manja Flisar Šauperl (Maribor) looks at the di-
verse activities of Glasbena matica Maribor between 1919 and 1948. The ac-
tivities of these societies would not exist without the contribution of indi-
vidual great musical personalities. In this respect, the contribution of some
foreign musicians to Slovenia was particularly rich, as shown by the con-
tributions of the researchers of the ARRS project Influx of musicians to the
Slovene Lands during the long 19th century – their impact and integration:
Maruša Zupančič (Ljubljana), Jernej Weiss (Ljubljana–Maribor) and Mat-
jaž Barbo (Ljubljana). In her contribution, Katarina Zadnik (Ljubljana) pre-
sented in detail the hitherto less researched area of activity of the Glasbe-
na matica Ljubljana, the development the music theory subjects, from the
establishment of a music school and a conservatory within Glasbena Mati
ca in Ljubljana, to the establishment of the Academy of Music in Ljubljana.
This monograph thus not only focuses on individual segments of the
activities of Glasbena matica, but aims to draw parallels with comparable
activities of societies in the international field through the research of re-
nowned Slovenian and foreign researchers in various fields. Special atten-
tion is paid to the contribution of some central musical figures who, in the
increasingly heated atmosphere of the late 19th century, managed to cross
the Rubicon of socio-ideological divisions and unite in practice the other-
wise competing activities of the above-mentioned institutions. Such alli-
ances challenge another quite persistent concept of Slovenian music his-
toriography from the middle of the last century, namely the polarisation
of social activities on a national basis. This is often portrayed, especially
in the older music history literature, but practical examples show not only
the contradictions typical of the time, but also many close ties between so-
cieties, both in the field of recreation and in other areas of musical activi-
ty. Through this kind of self-sacrificing, far-reaching work, which was typi-
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