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to read, to hear and to see the slovenian music ...
The Twentieth and Twenty-first Century
In 1908 Slovenska filharmonija/the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra was
founded. Between 1892 and 1913 the Slovene national Opera staged almost
of the operas then being performed in the opera houses of Europe. Slovene
music publications included Cerkveni glasbenik (Church Musician), Glasbe-
na zora (Musical Dawn), Novi akordi (New Chords) and Sveta Cecilija (Saint
Cecilia), featuring writers such as Gojmir Gregor Krek (1875-1942), Stanko
Premrl (1880-1965), Franc Kimovec (1878-1964), Emil Adamič (1877-1936)
and Anton Lajovic (1878-1960). Essay-writing and journalism, criticism and
musicology began at this time to develop as separate fields of study. The work
of the neo-Romantic and Impressionist, the first generation was even more
important. The exponents of these styles included Risto Savin (Friderik Šir-
ca; 1859-1948), Josip Ipavec (1873-1921), Gojmir Gregor Krek, Anton Lajo-
vic, Emil Adamič and Janko Ravnik (1891-1982). The end of the 19th century
and the beginning of the 20th saw Slovene music flowing once again with the
musical currents of Europe. Other prominent musicians and composers of
the period included Anton Jobst (1894-1981), Heribert Svetel (1895-1962) and
Matija Tomc (1899-1986).
Modern musical directions in the 20th century are also typified by a
high level of development in composition and interpretation. Among com-
posers such as Vasilij Mirk (1884-1962), Zdravko Švikaršič (1885-1986), Mihael
Rožanc (1885-1971), Srečko Kumar (1888-1954), Makso Unger (1888-1962),
Ivan Grbec (1889-1966), Ciril Pregelj (1887-1966), Saša Šantel (1883-1945) and
Breda Šček (1893-1968). The seeds of the modern movement were sown by
Marij Kogoj (1892-1956) and his work for mixed choir, Trenotek (A Moment),
set to a text by Josip Murn Aleksandrov (1879-1901). The work appeared in
1914, in the final volume of New Chords. Expressionism in Slovene music be-
gan with Kogoj. His opera Črne maske (The Black Masks), the most important
expressionist work in Slovene music, was of a quality that even surpassed the
musical achievements of contemporary composers elsewhere in Europe. The
next composer to rise to prominence after Kogoj was Matija Bravničar (1897-
1977). He was followed by Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (1900-1973) and Slavko
Osterc (1895-1941), who boasted their own 'schools of composition.'2 Next
came: Srečko Koporc (1900-1965), Blaž Arnič (1901-1970), Danilo Švara (1902-
1981), Jožko Jakončič (1903-1954), Franjo Luževič (1903-1981), Marjan Kozi-
na (1907-1966), Mirko Polič (1890-1951), Ferdo Juvanec (1872-1941), Anton
Lavrin (1908-1965), Bogo Leskovic (1909-1995) and Emil Ulaga (1911-2000).
2 Andrej Rijavec, Slovenska glasbena dela (The Slovenian Music Works) (Ljubljana: Državna založba
Slovenije, 1979), 198.
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The Twentieth and Twenty-first Century
In 1908 Slovenska filharmonija/the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra was
founded. Between 1892 and 1913 the Slovene national Opera staged almost
of the operas then being performed in the opera houses of Europe. Slovene
music publications included Cerkveni glasbenik (Church Musician), Glasbe-
na zora (Musical Dawn), Novi akordi (New Chords) and Sveta Cecilija (Saint
Cecilia), featuring writers such as Gojmir Gregor Krek (1875-1942), Stanko
Premrl (1880-1965), Franc Kimovec (1878-1964), Emil Adamič (1877-1936)
and Anton Lajovic (1878-1960). Essay-writing and journalism, criticism and
musicology began at this time to develop as separate fields of study. The work
of the neo-Romantic and Impressionist, the first generation was even more
important. The exponents of these styles included Risto Savin (Friderik Šir-
ca; 1859-1948), Josip Ipavec (1873-1921), Gojmir Gregor Krek, Anton Lajo-
vic, Emil Adamič and Janko Ravnik (1891-1982). The end of the 19th century
and the beginning of the 20th saw Slovene music flowing once again with the
musical currents of Europe. Other prominent musicians and composers of
the period included Anton Jobst (1894-1981), Heribert Svetel (1895-1962) and
Matija Tomc (1899-1986).
Modern musical directions in the 20th century are also typified by a
high level of development in composition and interpretation. Among com-
posers such as Vasilij Mirk (1884-1962), Zdravko Švikaršič (1885-1986), Mihael
Rožanc (1885-1971), Srečko Kumar (1888-1954), Makso Unger (1888-1962),
Ivan Grbec (1889-1966), Ciril Pregelj (1887-1966), Saša Šantel (1883-1945) and
Breda Šček (1893-1968). The seeds of the modern movement were sown by
Marij Kogoj (1892-1956) and his work for mixed choir, Trenotek (A Moment),
set to a text by Josip Murn Aleksandrov (1879-1901). The work appeared in
1914, in the final volume of New Chords. Expressionism in Slovene music be-
gan with Kogoj. His opera Črne maske (The Black Masks), the most important
expressionist work in Slovene music, was of a quality that even surpassed the
musical achievements of contemporary composers elsewhere in Europe. The
next composer to rise to prominence after Kogoj was Matija Bravničar (1897-
1977). He was followed by Lucijan Marija Škerjanc (1900-1973) and Slavko
Osterc (1895-1941), who boasted their own 'schools of composition.'2 Next
came: Srečko Koporc (1900-1965), Blaž Arnič (1901-1970), Danilo Švara (1902-
1981), Jožko Jakončič (1903-1954), Franjo Luževič (1903-1981), Marjan Kozi-
na (1907-1966), Mirko Polič (1890-1951), Ferdo Juvanec (1872-1941), Anton
Lavrin (1908-1965), Bogo Leskovic (1909-1995) and Emil Ulaga (1911-2000).
2 Andrej Rijavec, Slovenska glasbena dela (The Slovenian Music Works) (Ljubljana: Državna založba
Slovenije, 1979), 198.
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