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glasbena društva v dolgem 19. stoletju: med ljubiteljsko in profesionalno kulturo
cians from abroad often performed at their concerts as guest soloists, which
were perceived as important social events.
This contribution deals with music associations in Bratislava during the19th
century, and focuses on their establishment, comparisons, and contacts
with foreign institutions and personalities.
Keywords: Bratislava, Musical life, Music associations, Kappelmeister, Cho-
irs, Repertoire
Lana Šehović
Visits of Vienna choral societies to Sarajevo – an occasion
for redefining local societies’ concert activity
in the late 19th century?
The appearance of choral societies in the musical life of both Sarajevo and
Bosnia and Herzegovina could be noted at the end of the 19th century. The
idea emerged as early as in the first years of the occupation and was initiat-
ed exclusively by settlers and officers of the regime. The first societies were
of an international character, and consisted of settlers from all parts of the
Empire, who strove to enrich their social life and design their spare time.
Administration eyed the work of international societies benevolently, since
they promoted the values backed by the Austro-Hungarian political appa-
ratus itself. In the series of international societies, a particular significance
was attached to “Männergesangverein” (1887), which became the epicenter
of Sarajevo’s amateur musical activity. This society had strong connections
with Vienna associations of similar orientation, such as “Gesangverein Ös-
terreichischer Eisenbahnbeamter”or “Wiener Schubertbund”, and Sarajevo
hosted them with the help and cooperation of several local singing socie-
ties. Societies from Vienna were the ideal example of the idea of association,
and the local authorities hoped that it would be applied by the local nation-
al societies as well. However, the positive trace of the visits was reflected in
the adopted protocol of the visits, which began to be used during the visit of
Croatian choral society “Kolo”, Dubrovnik choral society “Gundulić”, Bel-
grade choral society and Academic choral society “Obilić” – which as well
as many others, began to regularly visit Sarajevo after 1892.
Keywords: Sarajevo, Austro-Hungary, Musical life, Choral societies, Vien-
na choral societies
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cians from abroad often performed at their concerts as guest soloists, which
were perceived as important social events.
This contribution deals with music associations in Bratislava during the19th
century, and focuses on their establishment, comparisons, and contacts
with foreign institutions and personalities.
Keywords: Bratislava, Musical life, Music associations, Kappelmeister, Cho-
irs, Repertoire
Lana Šehović
Visits of Vienna choral societies to Sarajevo – an occasion
for redefining local societies’ concert activity
in the late 19th century?
The appearance of choral societies in the musical life of both Sarajevo and
Bosnia and Herzegovina could be noted at the end of the 19th century. The
idea emerged as early as in the first years of the occupation and was initiat-
ed exclusively by settlers and officers of the regime. The first societies were
of an international character, and consisted of settlers from all parts of the
Empire, who strove to enrich their social life and design their spare time.
Administration eyed the work of international societies benevolently, since
they promoted the values backed by the Austro-Hungarian political appa-
ratus itself. In the series of international societies, a particular significance
was attached to “Männergesangverein” (1887), which became the epicenter
of Sarajevo’s amateur musical activity. This society had strong connections
with Vienna associations of similar orientation, such as “Gesangverein Ös-
terreichischer Eisenbahnbeamter”or “Wiener Schubertbund”, and Sarajevo
hosted them with the help and cooperation of several local singing socie-
ties. Societies from Vienna were the ideal example of the idea of association,
and the local authorities hoped that it would be applied by the local nation-
al societies as well. However, the positive trace of the visits was reflected in
the adopted protocol of the visits, which began to be used during the visit of
Croatian choral society “Kolo”, Dubrovnik choral society “Gundulić”, Bel-
grade choral society and Academic choral society “Obilić” – which as well
as many others, began to regularly visit Sarajevo after 1892.
Keywords: Sarajevo, Austro-Hungary, Musical life, Choral societies, Vien-
na choral societies
484
