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glasbena društva v dolgem 19. stoletju: med ljubiteljsko in profesionalno kulturo
the association were considerably hampered, especially by the First World
War and the unstable political conditions, with frequent changes of teach-
ers. Ettler returned from the army in January 1919 and continued to run the
school until 1920, when it ceased its activities due to the dissolution of the
music society. Under the new political circumstances, the school gave its
last concert on 24 June 1920. On 24 April 1921, the Ljubljana Provincial Gov-
ernment dissolved the Ptuj Music Association and the school, and the Mu-
nicipal Music School took over their assets.
Similarly to other Slovenian cities and towns, the musical life of Ptuj
was in the nineteenth century strongly influenced by immigrant musicians.
Their role and contribution was most clearly expressed in the Ptuj Music
Association (1878), which was founded by musically capable citizens and
whose members were initially amateur musicians. When the school was
founded, a professional musician from Ljubljana was hired to lead the brass
band and the school. He was followed by immigrant musicians who, unlike
in other towns, came to Ptuj mainly from the German states of the time,
less often from the Czech and Austrian geographical areas. Most of them
received their musical education in Weimar and Graz, but also in Dresden,
Leipzig and Vienna. They came to Ptuj at the beginning of their careers,
shortly after their musical studies, and left as soon as better job opportuni-
ties became available elsewhere, often in Graz. Due to the frequent chang-
es of Kapellmeisters and teachers, both the brass band and the school expe-
rienced ups and downs. Nevertheless, as highly skilled musicians, they had
high expectations for musical performance and teaching. One of the high-
lights of the Ptuj Music Association was under the leadership of Erich Wolf
Degner, who raised the level of cultural life, reorganized music lessons and
paid great attention to the performance of symphonic concerts.
Over a period of more than 40 years, the immigrant musicians signif-
icantly influenced the development of musical culture in Ptuj, established
the continuity of musical events and laid the foundation for organized mu-
sical education in the town. Between 1878 and 1920 they participated in
more than 120 concerts and performed a demanding repertoire that in-
cluded overtures or shorter works for orchestra, supplemented by concer-
tos for violin, piano or cello with orchestral accompaniment, chamber mu-
sic works and works for various vocal ensembles.
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the association were considerably hampered, especially by the First World
War and the unstable political conditions, with frequent changes of teach-
ers. Ettler returned from the army in January 1919 and continued to run the
school until 1920, when it ceased its activities due to the dissolution of the
music society. Under the new political circumstances, the school gave its
last concert on 24 June 1920. On 24 April 1921, the Ljubljana Provincial Gov-
ernment dissolved the Ptuj Music Association and the school, and the Mu-
nicipal Music School took over their assets.
Similarly to other Slovenian cities and towns, the musical life of Ptuj
was in the nineteenth century strongly influenced by immigrant musicians.
Their role and contribution was most clearly expressed in the Ptuj Music
Association (1878), which was founded by musically capable citizens and
whose members were initially amateur musicians. When the school was
founded, a professional musician from Ljubljana was hired to lead the brass
band and the school. He was followed by immigrant musicians who, unlike
in other towns, came to Ptuj mainly from the German states of the time,
less often from the Czech and Austrian geographical areas. Most of them
received their musical education in Weimar and Graz, but also in Dresden,
Leipzig and Vienna. They came to Ptuj at the beginning of their careers,
shortly after their musical studies, and left as soon as better job opportuni-
ties became available elsewhere, often in Graz. Due to the frequent chang-
es of Kapellmeisters and teachers, both the brass band and the school expe-
rienced ups and downs. Nevertheless, as highly skilled musicians, they had
high expectations for musical performance and teaching. One of the high-
lights of the Ptuj Music Association was under the leadership of Erich Wolf
Degner, who raised the level of cultural life, reorganized music lessons and
paid great attention to the performance of symphonic concerts.
Over a period of more than 40 years, the immigrant musicians signif-
icantly influenced the development of musical culture in Ptuj, established
the continuity of musical events and laid the foundation for organized mu-
sical education in the town. Between 1878 and 1920 they participated in
more than 120 concerts and performed a demanding repertoire that in-
cluded overtures or shorter works for orchestra, supplemented by concer-
tos for violin, piano or cello with orchestral accompaniment, chamber mu-
sic works and works for various vocal ensembles.
384
