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toncelj, the conductor Ivo Petrić and the Slovenska filharmonija and RTV
Symphony Orchestra have been particularly notable in this process, giv-
ing a strong platform for new music. Vocal music at this time has been
less prominent in new music by younger composers because performers
seemed to be more involved in interpreting the older Lieder repertory.
From the time of independence and into the 21st century, conditions have
changed. All the signs were there that building on the achievements of the
20th century, there was a tremendous surge of enthusiasm for ensuring that
a serious music culture was reinvigorated and growing. Solo instrumental-
ists and singers were trained to an even higher standard, making possible
techniques and interpretative skills that were barely imagined earlier. Solo
performers proliferated with particular contributions from violinists, cel-
lists, clarinettists, flautists, brass players and pianists. Composers respond-
ed with large numbers of pieces that were performed at various platforms
which included new music. While the adventurous ensemble music in the
20th century was mainly restricted to the work of the Slavko Osterc Ensem-
ble, in the 21st century a number of new ensembles have been created with
a corresponding increase in opportunities for composing music for these
very skilled mostly young players. As earlier, a central role in encouraging
the composition of new Slovene orchestral music has been the strong per-
forming skills of the two professional orchestras in Ljubljana, especially in
the orchestras’ concert seasons and in concerts of the Slovene Music Days.
The attention to vocal and choral music has also developed very strongly
among composers. Some opera singers who in the past have concentrated
on the classics of the opera house have now been willing to attempt more
difficult new locally composed operas. This has inevitably created a great-
er acceptance of new music in the opera house with composers producing
new works, though this has been a very gradual process. Not only do older
performers now pay attention to the 19th and 20th century ‘classics’ of Slo-
vene music, but they have branched out into more adventurous idioms and
they have been joined by the younger generation.
Keywords: performers; Slovenia music; Slavko Osterc Ensemble;
Slovenska filharmonija; RTVS Symphony Orchestra; Slowind;
Slovenian Music Days

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