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The Merit of Czech Musicians for the Revival
of the Musical Heritage of Jacobus Handl
Gallus in Slovenia1
Jernej Weiss
Univerza v Ljubljani / Univerza v Mariboru
University of Ljubljana / University of Maribor
This paper highlights a hitherto overlooked segment of the activities of
Czech musicians in Slovenia: the contribution of Czech musicians to the
revival of the musical heritage of the Carniolan composer Jacobus Han-
dl Gallus, with particular reference to two concert events on the occasion
of the 300th anniversary of the composer’s birth. These two concerts bear
witness to the close relations between Slovenia’s two central music associ-
ations at that time: Glasbena matica and the Cecilian Society in Ljubljana.
The second concert, in which the choir of Glasbena matica also took part,
generated major attention in the public and triggered the renaissance of
Gallus’s music in Slovenia.
The first researchers of Gallus in Slovenia
Although Josip Mantuani2 made by far the greatest contribution to insti-
gating the study of Gallus in Slovenia, there were several musicians before
1 This article is the result of the project “Influx of Musicians to the Slovene Lands
during the Long Nineteenth Century – Their Impact and Integration” (J6–9386) fi-
nanced by the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS).
2 Josip Mantuani (1860–1933), a member of the board of the Glasbena matica, studied
law and philosophy in Vienna, where he received his doctorate in art history and ar-
chaeology in 1894. He researched Gallus’s life and work and helped prepare his con-
cert in 1892. In 1893 Mantuani joined the Vienna Court Library, in 1898 he became
head of the music collection and, together with Emil Bezecný, published the first edi-
tion of Gallus’s motets, Opus musicum. In 1909 he returned to Ljubljana and worked
as director of the National Museum until 1924. He taught art history at the Universi-
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The Merit of Czech Musicians for the Revival
of the Musical Heritage of Jacobus Handl
Gallus in Slovenia1
Jernej Weiss
Univerza v Ljubljani / Univerza v Mariboru
University of Ljubljana / University of Maribor
This paper highlights a hitherto overlooked segment of the activities of
Czech musicians in Slovenia: the contribution of Czech musicians to the
revival of the musical heritage of the Carniolan composer Jacobus Han-
dl Gallus, with particular reference to two concert events on the occasion
of the 300th anniversary of the composer’s birth. These two concerts bear
witness to the close relations between Slovenia’s two central music associ-
ations at that time: Glasbena matica and the Cecilian Society in Ljubljana.
The second concert, in which the choir of Glasbena matica also took part,
generated major attention in the public and triggered the renaissance of
Gallus’s music in Slovenia.
The first researchers of Gallus in Slovenia
Although Josip Mantuani2 made by far the greatest contribution to insti-
gating the study of Gallus in Slovenia, there were several musicians before
1 This article is the result of the project “Influx of Musicians to the Slovene Lands
during the Long Nineteenth Century – Their Impact and Integration” (J6–9386) fi-
nanced by the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS).
2 Josip Mantuani (1860–1933), a member of the board of the Glasbena matica, studied
law and philosophy in Vienna, where he received his doctorate in art history and ar-
chaeology in 1894. He researched Gallus’s life and work and helped prepare his con-
cert in 1892. In 1893 Mantuani joined the Vienna Court Library, in 1898 he became
head of the music collection and, together with Emil Bezecný, published the first edi-
tion of Gallus’s motets, Opus musicum. In 1909 he returned to Ljubljana and worked
as director of the National Museum until 1924. He taught art history at the Universi-
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