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The Contribution of Immigrant Musicians to the Music
Associations in Lower Styria
Musical Life in Celje
Not much is known about music in Celje before the end of the eighteenth
century.63 What we know is that there were preparatory courses in town at
that time, which were part of the local primary school (Hauptschule). They
trained teachers for “trivial schools” (country schools), where the position
of teacher was usually associated with that of organist.64 Several elementa-
ry school teachers were musically trained and worked at the church of St.
Daniel. The collection of early music manuscripts from the archive of Cel-
je abbey and parish, adjacent to the church of St. Daniel (Si–Co), which in-
cludes 165 items, offers an invaluable insight into part of the repertoire. The
music in the collection dates roughly from the second half of the eight-
eenth and nineteenth centuries and is mostly religious, although a signif-
icant portion is of secular origin. It was either purchased and brought to
Celje or transcribed in the St. Daniel establishment.65 Among the compos-
ers represented in the collection are some who were active locally and came
to the territory of present-day Slovenia from abroad (such as Pellegrino dal
Fiume, Anton Höller and Karl Wenceslaus Wratny).66 Several of the peo-
ple responsible for the creation and development of the music collection of
St. Daniel’s abbey church were active in educational institutions in Celje.
Among the many names of scribes and former owners, two stand out: Ben-
edikt Schluga (1745–1834)67 and Anton Zinauer (1822–1883)68 both of whom
63 Jana Erjavec is currently working on the second half of the eighteenth century and
the first half of the nineteenth century music in Celje. I would like to thank her for
all the information and resources she has provided.
64 Ivanka Zajc Cizelj, “K zgodovini glasbe v Celju (1824–1866),” Celjski zbornik 23, no.
1 (1987): 306.
65 Jana Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv starejših rokopisov v cerkvi sv. Danijela v Celju,” De
musica disserenda 16, no. 2 (2020): 72, https://doi.org/10.3986/dmd16.2.04.
66 Ibid., 75–6.
67 Benedikt Schluga was born in 1745 in the Carinthian village of Žabnice (Ger. Saif-
nitz), today Camporosso, Italy. At first he worked at the public teaching insti-
tution next to the parish church, but after the founding of the elementary school
(Hauptschule) on 9 June 1777, he was employed at this institution and was also active
as organist and regens chori. In 1810 he became headmaster of the school, a post he
held until 1820. He died in 1834. He transcribed at least 75 units of sacred and sec-
ular compositions and also wrote several contrafacta. See: Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv
starejših rokopisov,” 76–7.
68 Anton Zinauer was born around 1822. The place of his birth remains unknown. He
worked in Celje as a teacher of singing and music. For at least 14 years he was active
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The Contribution of Immigrant Musicians to the Music
Associations in Lower Styria
Musical Life in Celje
Not much is known about music in Celje before the end of the eighteenth
century.63 What we know is that there were preparatory courses in town at
that time, which were part of the local primary school (Hauptschule). They
trained teachers for “trivial schools” (country schools), where the position
of teacher was usually associated with that of organist.64 Several elementa-
ry school teachers were musically trained and worked at the church of St.
Daniel. The collection of early music manuscripts from the archive of Cel-
je abbey and parish, adjacent to the church of St. Daniel (Si–Co), which in-
cludes 165 items, offers an invaluable insight into part of the repertoire. The
music in the collection dates roughly from the second half of the eight-
eenth and nineteenth centuries and is mostly religious, although a signif-
icant portion is of secular origin. It was either purchased and brought to
Celje or transcribed in the St. Daniel establishment.65 Among the compos-
ers represented in the collection are some who were active locally and came
to the territory of present-day Slovenia from abroad (such as Pellegrino dal
Fiume, Anton Höller and Karl Wenceslaus Wratny).66 Several of the peo-
ple responsible for the creation and development of the music collection of
St. Daniel’s abbey church were active in educational institutions in Celje.
Among the many names of scribes and former owners, two stand out: Ben-
edikt Schluga (1745–1834)67 and Anton Zinauer (1822–1883)68 both of whom
63 Jana Erjavec is currently working on the second half of the eighteenth century and
the first half of the nineteenth century music in Celje. I would like to thank her for
all the information and resources she has provided.
64 Ivanka Zajc Cizelj, “K zgodovini glasbe v Celju (1824–1866),” Celjski zbornik 23, no.
1 (1987): 306.
65 Jana Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv starejših rokopisov v cerkvi sv. Danijela v Celju,” De
musica disserenda 16, no. 2 (2020): 72, https://doi.org/10.3986/dmd16.2.04.
66 Ibid., 75–6.
67 Benedikt Schluga was born in 1745 in the Carinthian village of Žabnice (Ger. Saif-
nitz), today Camporosso, Italy. At first he worked at the public teaching insti-
tution next to the parish church, but after the founding of the elementary school
(Hauptschule) on 9 June 1777, he was employed at this institution and was also active
as organist and regens chori. In 1810 he became headmaster of the school, a post he
held until 1820. He died in 1834. He transcribed at least 75 units of sacred and sec-
ular compositions and also wrote several contrafacta. See: Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv
starejših rokopisov,” 76–7.
68 Anton Zinauer was born around 1822. The place of his birth remains unknown. He
worked in Celje as a teacher of singing and music. For at least 14 years he was active
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