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alfred khom, a diligent choirmaster, skilful composer and experienced musician ...
January 1850, due to Kamilo Mašek’s deteriorating health, he also took over
as deputy music teacher.53
After Mašek’s early death, a new teacher had to be found. As one of
the main criteria, it was determined that a future teacher should, above
all, master the methodology of teaching. Among the four candidates was
Khom, but since he »did not have the necessary pedagogical examinations«,
on the basis of the above criteria they preferred the teacher of the Celje Mu-
sic School Gregor Triebnigg, and then actually hired Nedvěd. Khom, how-
ever, was then chosen as assistant music teacher, “to whom this position was
transferred by decree of December 16, 1859.”54
In 1860, Nedvěd assumed the post of teacher at the public music school,
while within the Philharmonic Society he held only the post of music direc-
tor (Musik-Direktor) and choir director (Chormeisterstelle).55 Thus, the Phil-
harmonic Society hired two new teachers. The “experienced” violinist Karl
Zappe,56 the orchestra director of the Provincial Theatre, was appointed vi-
olin teacher and Alfred Khom was appointed singing teacher. Both took
up their posts on January 1, 1860, although Keesbacher writes almost in the
same breath that Khom soon followed the call to Graz and was replaced by
the organist of the church of St. Jakob, Karl Fruehling, who performed this
task until 1862.57
Alfred Khom, Lehrer der Tonkunst an der hiesigen Handels-Lehr-Anstalt, wohnhaft
in der St. Peters-Vorstadt Nr. 79, l. Stock.” Anon., “Kundmachung,” Laibacher Zei
tung, no. 232 (12 October 1857): 938, http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:DOC-
6BCCV2DL.
53 As Keesbacher reports, Kamilo Mašek was accepted as an active member of the Phil-
harmonic Society on April 14, 1849, the same year that Khom came to Ljubljana.
Keesbacher, Die philharmonische Gesellschaft, 94.
54 Ibid.
55 Ibid., 107.
56 Karl Zappe (1837–1890), violinist, native as well as Khom of Linz. He worked first
at the Linz Theater, then in various Viennese churches, and in 1859–71 was direc-
tor of the orchestra of the Ljubljana Theatre and violin teacher of the Philharmonic
Society. Later he returned to Linz. Christian Fastl, “Zappe, Familie,“ Oesterreichis-
ches Musiklexikon online, November 20, 2018, http://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/
musik_Z/Zappe_Familie.xml.
57 “Man ernannte nun wieder zwei Lehrer, und zwar zum Gesangslehrer Herrn Alfred
Khom, zum Violinlehrer den tüchtigen Violinisten Karl Zappe, Orchester-Direktor
des ständischen Theaters. Diese Lehrer nun traten am 1. Jänner 1860 den Dinest an
und versahen ihn zu voller Zufriedenheit der Direktion. Khom folgte jedoch sehr bald
einem Rufe nach Graz und an seine Stelle wurde der Organist von St. Jakob, Karl
Frühling berufen, der diese Stelle bis 1862 bekleidete.” Keesbacher, Die philharmoni
sche Gesellschaft, 107.
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January 1850, due to Kamilo Mašek’s deteriorating health, he also took over
as deputy music teacher.53
After Mašek’s early death, a new teacher had to be found. As one of
the main criteria, it was determined that a future teacher should, above
all, master the methodology of teaching. Among the four candidates was
Khom, but since he »did not have the necessary pedagogical examinations«,
on the basis of the above criteria they preferred the teacher of the Celje Mu-
sic School Gregor Triebnigg, and then actually hired Nedvěd. Khom, how-
ever, was then chosen as assistant music teacher, “to whom this position was
transferred by decree of December 16, 1859.”54
In 1860, Nedvěd assumed the post of teacher at the public music school,
while within the Philharmonic Society he held only the post of music direc-
tor (Musik-Direktor) and choir director (Chormeisterstelle).55 Thus, the Phil-
harmonic Society hired two new teachers. The “experienced” violinist Karl
Zappe,56 the orchestra director of the Provincial Theatre, was appointed vi-
olin teacher and Alfred Khom was appointed singing teacher. Both took
up their posts on January 1, 1860, although Keesbacher writes almost in the
same breath that Khom soon followed the call to Graz and was replaced by
the organist of the church of St. Jakob, Karl Fruehling, who performed this
task until 1862.57
Alfred Khom, Lehrer der Tonkunst an der hiesigen Handels-Lehr-Anstalt, wohnhaft
in der St. Peters-Vorstadt Nr. 79, l. Stock.” Anon., “Kundmachung,” Laibacher Zei
tung, no. 232 (12 October 1857): 938, http://www.dlib.si/?URN=URN:NBN:SI:DOC-
6BCCV2DL.
53 As Keesbacher reports, Kamilo Mašek was accepted as an active member of the Phil-
harmonic Society on April 14, 1849, the same year that Khom came to Ljubljana.
Keesbacher, Die philharmonische Gesellschaft, 94.
54 Ibid.
55 Ibid., 107.
56 Karl Zappe (1837–1890), violinist, native as well as Khom of Linz. He worked first
at the Linz Theater, then in various Viennese churches, and in 1859–71 was direc-
tor of the orchestra of the Ljubljana Theatre and violin teacher of the Philharmonic
Society. Later he returned to Linz. Christian Fastl, “Zappe, Familie,“ Oesterreichis-
ches Musiklexikon online, November 20, 2018, http://www.musiklexikon.ac.at/ml/
musik_Z/Zappe_Familie.xml.
57 “Man ernannte nun wieder zwei Lehrer, und zwar zum Gesangslehrer Herrn Alfred
Khom, zum Violinlehrer den tüchtigen Violinisten Karl Zappe, Orchester-Direktor
des ständischen Theaters. Diese Lehrer nun traten am 1. Jänner 1860 den Dinest an
und versahen ihn zu voller Zufriedenheit der Direktion. Khom folgte jedoch sehr bald
einem Rufe nach Graz und an seine Stelle wurde der Organist von St. Jakob, Karl
Frühling berufen, der diese Stelle bis 1862 bekleidete.” Keesbacher, Die philharmoni
sche Gesellschaft, 107.
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