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the role and contribution of immigrant musicians to the music societies ...
being discussed at the first committee meeting. The school started opera-
tions in 1882, and developed especially from 1886 onwards under the lead-
ership of Gerbič. He made efforts to hire well-trained teachers, improve the
curriculum, and create original textbooks.39 Gerbič sought out such teach-
ers primarily at the Prague Conservatory, where he himself had studied in
the 1860s. By the end of the First World War, more than 25 music teachers
from abroad, mostly violinists, worked at the Music Society School. Most
of them had studied at the Prague Conservatory, only a few in Vienna, and
one in Lviv. Thus, most of the musicians had been born in different towns
in Czech territory.40 Some of them had been born of Czech parents outside
of Czech territory in cities like Linz, Vienna, and Stavropol. The situation
was similar at the Music Society branches in Novo Mesto (1898),41 Gorizia
(1900),42 Celje (1908),43 Kranj (1909),44 and Trieste (1909),45 where the musi-
39 Ibid., 32.
40 Violinists: Anton Kučera, Josef Wiedemann (1828–?) from Kvítkov, Jan Rezek (1884–
?) from Prague, Vitězslav Moser (1864–1939) from Sušice, Jan Josef Baudis (1860–?)
from Kutná Hora, Jan Jiří Drobeček (1858–1885) from Hermanův Městec; Violoncel-
lists: Edvard Bílek (1888–?) from Kolín, Julius Junek (1873–1927) from Brandýs nad
Labem-Stara Boleslav, Jaroslav Heyda (1880–?), Jan Kraus (1883–?) from Jevíčko; Pi-
anists: Jaroslava Chlumecká (1886–1956) from Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Julius Ohm
Januschovsky (1851–?), Josef Procházka (1874–1956) from Slaný, Karel Hoffmeister
(1868–1952) from Liblice; trombonist and double-bass player Václav Runkas (1881–
1964) from Račice nad Trotinou; Military bandmaster and violinist Georg Stiaral
(1824–1898) from Zadní Třebaň; bassoonist Emanuel Mašek from Prague.
41 Three violinists were active in Novo mesto at the turn of the century: Josip Poula
(1870–?) from Nová ves, Anton Spaček, and Rudolf Hachla (1878–?) from Holešov.
They were teachers and participated in the concerts as conductors, soloists and cham-
ber musicians. See: Cigoj Krstulović, Zgodovina, spomin, dediščina, 125; Maruša Zu-
pančič, “The influx of Bohemian violinists to Slovenia and Croatia up to the 1920s,”
Arti musices 50, no. 1/2 (2019): 271.
42 In Gorizia, the Prague musicians Josef Michl (1879–1952) from Slaný, and Lovrenc
Kubišta (1863–1931) were active as teachers and composers. Michl also founded a
string quartet and a quintet. See: Cigoj Krstulović, Zgodovina, spomin, dediščina,
128–9; Zupančič, “The influx of Bohemian violinists,” 272–3.
43 See the chapter on Celje.
44 The first violin teacher at the Kranj branch of the Music Society was the Czech Vá-
clav Doršner, who was succeeded the following year by the Prague violinist Zík-
mund Polášek (1877–1933) from Slavonice, who came to Kranj from Klagenfurt. See:
Cigoj Krstulović, Zgodovina, spomin, dediščina, 130–2; Zupančič, “The influx of Bo-
hemian violinists,” 272–3.
45 Before the war, the Prague violinist and retired military bandmaster Petr Teplý
(1871–1964), who served in Trieste between 1902 and 1912, began giving violin les-
sons in the Trieste branch of the Musical Society according to Ševčík’s method. Af-
ter the war, the music was taught there by another Prague violinist, František Topič
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being discussed at the first committee meeting. The school started opera-
tions in 1882, and developed especially from 1886 onwards under the lead-
ership of Gerbič. He made efforts to hire well-trained teachers, improve the
curriculum, and create original textbooks.39 Gerbič sought out such teach-
ers primarily at the Prague Conservatory, where he himself had studied in
the 1860s. By the end of the First World War, more than 25 music teachers
from abroad, mostly violinists, worked at the Music Society School. Most
of them had studied at the Prague Conservatory, only a few in Vienna, and
one in Lviv. Thus, most of the musicians had been born in different towns
in Czech territory.40 Some of them had been born of Czech parents outside
of Czech territory in cities like Linz, Vienna, and Stavropol. The situation
was similar at the Music Society branches in Novo Mesto (1898),41 Gorizia
(1900),42 Celje (1908),43 Kranj (1909),44 and Trieste (1909),45 where the musi-
39 Ibid., 32.
40 Violinists: Anton Kučera, Josef Wiedemann (1828–?) from Kvítkov, Jan Rezek (1884–
?) from Prague, Vitězslav Moser (1864–1939) from Sušice, Jan Josef Baudis (1860–?)
from Kutná Hora, Jan Jiří Drobeček (1858–1885) from Hermanův Městec; Violoncel-
lists: Edvard Bílek (1888–?) from Kolín, Julius Junek (1873–1927) from Brandýs nad
Labem-Stara Boleslav, Jaroslav Heyda (1880–?), Jan Kraus (1883–?) from Jevíčko; Pi-
anists: Jaroslava Chlumecká (1886–1956) from Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Julius Ohm
Januschovsky (1851–?), Josef Procházka (1874–1956) from Slaný, Karel Hoffmeister
(1868–1952) from Liblice; trombonist and double-bass player Václav Runkas (1881–
1964) from Račice nad Trotinou; Military bandmaster and violinist Georg Stiaral
(1824–1898) from Zadní Třebaň; bassoonist Emanuel Mašek from Prague.
41 Three violinists were active in Novo mesto at the turn of the century: Josip Poula
(1870–?) from Nová ves, Anton Spaček, and Rudolf Hachla (1878–?) from Holešov.
They were teachers and participated in the concerts as conductors, soloists and cham-
ber musicians. See: Cigoj Krstulović, Zgodovina, spomin, dediščina, 125; Maruša Zu-
pančič, “The influx of Bohemian violinists to Slovenia and Croatia up to the 1920s,”
Arti musices 50, no. 1/2 (2019): 271.
42 In Gorizia, the Prague musicians Josef Michl (1879–1952) from Slaný, and Lovrenc
Kubišta (1863–1931) were active as teachers and composers. Michl also founded a
string quartet and a quintet. See: Cigoj Krstulović, Zgodovina, spomin, dediščina,
128–9; Zupančič, “The influx of Bohemian violinists,” 272–3.
43 See the chapter on Celje.
44 The first violin teacher at the Kranj branch of the Music Society was the Czech Vá-
clav Doršner, who was succeeded the following year by the Prague violinist Zík-
mund Polášek (1877–1933) from Slavonice, who came to Kranj from Klagenfurt. See:
Cigoj Krstulović, Zgodovina, spomin, dediščina, 130–2; Zupančič, “The influx of Bo-
hemian violinists,” 272–3.
45 Before the war, the Prague violinist and retired military bandmaster Petr Teplý
(1871–1964), who served in Trieste between 1902 and 1912, began giving violin les-
sons in the Trieste branch of the Musical Society according to Ševčík’s method. Af-
ter the war, the music was taught there by another Prague violinist, František Topič
347
