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Alfred Khom, a diligent choirmaster,
skilful composer and experienced musician,
torn between choral and philharmonic
endeavours1
Matjaž Barbo
Univerza v Ljubljani
University in Ljubljana
Alfred Khom2 (1825–1893) is one of the many musicians who dedicated a
part of their lives to the Slovenian lands, strongly influenced them with
their works, and later were almost completely forgotten. In Slovenian musi-
cological literature he is present only to a small extent, with some basic life
data being repeated by various authors, but an in-depth evaluation of his
contribution is mostly completely absent. There is little about him in some
Austrian literature,3 but even there one can find some deficiencies.4
His musical importance and contribution can be indirectly estimated
today from regular critical observations and reports. Unfortunately, a large
part of his compositional output has been lost, with the exception of some
prints of his compositions preserved in the archives in Vienna and Ljublja-
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). Some of the results of the work
were published in Slovenian in an article: Matjaž Barbo, “Alfred Khom in njegovo
delovanje v Ljubljani,” De musica disserenda 18, no. 1–2 (2022): 127–65.
2 In the sources we find the record of his surname also as Chom.
3 Elisabeth Th. Hilscher, “Khom (Chom), Alfred,” in Oesterreichisches Musiklex
ikon, Bd. 2 (Gaal–Kluger), ed. Rudolf Flotzinger (Wien: Österreichische Akademie
der Wissenschaften, 2003), 993–4; Wolfgang Suppan, ed., Steirisches Musiklexikon
(Graz: Akademische Druck & Verlagsanstalt, 2009).
4 Significantly, the sparse entry on him in the otherwise comprehensive and thorough
Steirisches Musiklexikon gives Khom’s date of death as unknown, although the in-
formation is widely available through primary and secondary literature. Cf. Suppan,
Steirisches Musiklexikon.
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Alfred Khom, a diligent choirmaster,
skilful composer and experienced musician,
torn between choral and philharmonic
endeavours1
Matjaž Barbo
Univerza v Ljubljani
University in Ljubljana
Alfred Khom2 (1825–1893) is one of the many musicians who dedicated a
part of their lives to the Slovenian lands, strongly influenced them with
their works, and later were almost completely forgotten. In Slovenian musi-
cological literature he is present only to a small extent, with some basic life
data being repeated by various authors, but an in-depth evaluation of his
contribution is mostly completely absent. There is little about him in some
Austrian literature,3 but even there one can find some deficiencies.4
His musical importance and contribution can be indirectly estimated
today from regular critical observations and reports. Unfortunately, a large
part of his compositional output has been lost, with the exception of some
prints of his compositions preserved in the archives in Vienna and Ljublja-
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). Some of the results of the work
were published in Slovenian in an article: Matjaž Barbo, “Alfred Khom in njegovo
delovanje v Ljubljani,” De musica disserenda 18, no. 1–2 (2022): 127–65.
2 In the sources we find the record of his surname also as Chom.
3 Elisabeth Th. Hilscher, “Khom (Chom), Alfred,” in Oesterreichisches Musiklex
ikon, Bd. 2 (Gaal–Kluger), ed. Rudolf Flotzinger (Wien: Österreichische Akademie
der Wissenschaften, 2003), 993–4; Wolfgang Suppan, ed., Steirisches Musiklexikon
(Graz: Akademische Druck & Verlagsanstalt, 2009).
4 Significantly, the sparse entry on him in the otherwise comprehensive and thorough
Steirisches Musiklexikon gives Khom’s date of death as unknown, although the in-
formation is widely available through primary and secondary literature. Cf. Suppan,
Steirisches Musiklexikon.
409
