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contributors

Lubomír Spurný (L.Spurny@seznam.cz)
is a Professor of Musicology at the Institute of Musicology, Masaryk Uni-
versity, Brno. In his research, he concentrates himself on the music theo-
ry and aesthetics of the first half of the 20th century. He is the author of
the books on Heinrich Schenker and Alois Hába and editor of several oth-
er books and journals.

Jurij Snoj (snoj@zrc-sazu.si)
PhD – musicology, is since 1980 a researcher at the Institute of Musicolo-
gy, Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and
Arts. In the years 1994–2009 he was also professor of early music histo-
ry at the University of Ljubljana. His main topics of interest are: medieval
plainchant manuscripts in Slovenia and central Europe, ancient and medi-
eval music theory, and related issues in musical aesthetics. Among his ma-
jor publications are: an introduction to Gregorian chant, the commented
translation of Boethius‘ De institutione musica into Slovenian language, the
history of music in Slovenia up to the end of the 16th century (with collabo-
rators), the history of music in the Baroque period, etc.

John Tyrrell (jtyrrell@saqnet.co.uk)
taught at the universities of Nottingham (1976–95) and Cardiff (2000–
2008), where he is now Honorary Professor of Music. From 1995 to 2000
he was Executive Editor of the seventh edition of The New Grove Dic-
tionary of Music and Musicians. His writings include Czech Opera (1988),
Janáček’s Operas: a Documentary Account (1992), the catalogue Janáček’s
Works (co-author, 1997) and a two-volume biography, Janáček: Years of a
Life (2006–7). He has edited authentic editions of Janáček’s operas Jenů-
fa (with Charles Mackerras, 1996) and From the House of the Dead (2018).

Ana Vončina (ana.voncina@ff.uni-lj.si)
is as a researcher at the Department of Musicology, Faculty of Arts in Lju-
bljana. In 2014 she completed her Phd on the history of keyboard improv-
isation in western art music and the potential of music improvisation for
development of young musicians. Currently, her research is focused on the
history of Slovenian music institutions.

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