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the role and contribution of immigrant musicians to the music societies ...
were employed as organists and regentes chori at the church of St. Daniel.69
At least 25 compositions, marked “Gesellschaft” or “Gesellschaft Zilli,” are
most likely connected to local music societies operating during the first half
of the nineteenth century.70
In 1801, officials and citizens of Celje (Cilli) founded a music society
(Godbena družba).71 The director was Johann Michael Neuner (1773–1854),
district treasurer from Bavaria.72 The society ceased to exist in 1807.73
From the end of the eighteenth century on, music was also part of the
theatrical life in Celje. The beginnings of German theatre performance ap-
peared in 1791. Most of the performances were given by amateurs or trave-
ling acting troupes, and served primarily to entertain the bourgeoisie.74 In
the 1820s, amateur theatrical performances were organized for entertain-
ment and socializing. Men and women of all generations participated in
these performances, which took place every fortnight in autumn and win-
ter. The association was led by the printer Johann Jeretin (1803–1853), later
by his son Eduard. The amateur theatre group, together with the remain-
ing members of the music society founded at the beginning of the century,
also performed plays with singing and operatic works.75 The number of pre-
served operas and Singspiele, which predominate among the secular works
in the above-mentioned collection of manuscripts in the Church of St. Dan-
iel, also testifies to the musical theatre efforts of the citizens of Celje.76
In 1832, a newspaper reported that the theatre stage in Celje, which
was also used as a dance hall, had been closed for several years for traveling
at St. Daniel’s Church. Later he was the Kapellmeister of the municipal band in Cel-
je, where he died on 12 September 1883. See: Nadškofijski arhiv Maribor, Celje-Sv.
Danijel, Sterbebuch 1879–1886, sig. 00267, fol. 200; Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv stare-
jših rokopisov,” 77.
69 Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv starejših rokopisov,” 76–7.
70 Ibid., 74.
71 Ignacij Orožen, Celska kronika (Celje: J. Jeretin, 1854), 182.
72 J.M. Neuner died on 22 June 1854 in Celje. See: Nadškofijski arhiv Maribor, Celje-Sv.
Danijel, Sterbebuch 1851–1861, sig. 00265, fol. 61.
73 Orožen, Celska kronika, 186; Andreas Gubo, Geschichte der Stadt Cilli von Ursprung
bis auf die Gegenwart, (Graz: U. Mosers, 1909), 337.
74 Tina Kosi, “Tradicija gledališke dejavnosti v slovenskem jeziku v Celju pred ustano-
vitvijo profesionalnega gledališča,” Gledališki list Slovenskega ljudskega gledališča v
Celju 60, no. 1 (2010/2011): 3.
75 They performed the popular opera Die Schweizer Familie by Josef Weigl, and later
also several times Ahnfrau by Franz Grillparzer. See: Gubo, Geschichte der Stadt Cil
li, 348.
76 Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv starejših rokopisov,” 73.
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were employed as organists and regentes chori at the church of St. Daniel.69
At least 25 compositions, marked “Gesellschaft” or “Gesellschaft Zilli,” are
most likely connected to local music societies operating during the first half
of the nineteenth century.70
In 1801, officials and citizens of Celje (Cilli) founded a music society
(Godbena družba).71 The director was Johann Michael Neuner (1773–1854),
district treasurer from Bavaria.72 The society ceased to exist in 1807.73
From the end of the eighteenth century on, music was also part of the
theatrical life in Celje. The beginnings of German theatre performance ap-
peared in 1791. Most of the performances were given by amateurs or trave-
ling acting troupes, and served primarily to entertain the bourgeoisie.74 In
the 1820s, amateur theatrical performances were organized for entertain-
ment and socializing. Men and women of all generations participated in
these performances, which took place every fortnight in autumn and win-
ter. The association was led by the printer Johann Jeretin (1803–1853), later
by his son Eduard. The amateur theatre group, together with the remain-
ing members of the music society founded at the beginning of the century,
also performed plays with singing and operatic works.75 The number of pre-
served operas and Singspiele, which predominate among the secular works
in the above-mentioned collection of manuscripts in the Church of St. Dan-
iel, also testifies to the musical theatre efforts of the citizens of Celje.76
In 1832, a newspaper reported that the theatre stage in Celje, which
was also used as a dance hall, had been closed for several years for traveling
at St. Daniel’s Church. Later he was the Kapellmeister of the municipal band in Cel-
je, where he died on 12 September 1883. See: Nadškofijski arhiv Maribor, Celje-Sv.
Danijel, Sterbebuch 1879–1886, sig. 00267, fol. 200; Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv stare-
jših rokopisov,” 77.
69 Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv starejših rokopisov,” 76–7.
70 Ibid., 74.
71 Ignacij Orožen, Celska kronika (Celje: J. Jeretin, 1854), 182.
72 J.M. Neuner died on 22 June 1854 in Celje. See: Nadškofijski arhiv Maribor, Celje-Sv.
Danijel, Sterbebuch 1851–1861, sig. 00265, fol. 61.
73 Orožen, Celska kronika, 186; Andreas Gubo, Geschichte der Stadt Cilli von Ursprung
bis auf die Gegenwart, (Graz: U. Mosers, 1909), 337.
74 Tina Kosi, “Tradicija gledališke dejavnosti v slovenskem jeziku v Celju pred ustano-
vitvijo profesionalnega gledališča,” Gledališki list Slovenskega ljudskega gledališča v
Celju 60, no. 1 (2010/2011): 3.
75 They performed the popular opera Die Schweizer Familie by Josef Weigl, and later
also several times Ahnfrau by Franz Grillparzer. See: Gubo, Geschichte der Stadt Cil
li, 348.
76 Erjavec, “Glasbeni arhiv starejših rokopisov,” 73.
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