′Czech-Slovene′ musicians?: On the question of national identity in Slovene music at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century Cover Image

′Czech-Slovene′ musicians?: On the question of national identity in Slovene music at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century
′Czech-Slovene′ musicians?: On the question of national identity in Slovene music at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century

Author(s): Jernej Weiss
Subject(s): Music, Sociology of Culture, 19th Century, Sociology of Art, Identity of Collectives, History of Art
Published by: Muzikološki institut SANU
Keywords: Czech-Slovenian musicians; identity; nationalism; pan Slavism; historism;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, the author observes and discusses the questions of national identity in the context of Czech and Slovenian music at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. The Italian and German influences dominating Slovenian music in the past began from the mid 19th century onward to be replaced by predominantly Czech elements as the consequence of the numerous Czech musical immigration in Slovenia. Many of Czech musicians were naturalized in Slovenia and can therefore be included among Slovenian musicians. Although they actively supported the building of a Slovenian national style, they did not feel the need for the repeated аesthetic evaluation of traditional frames.

  • Issue Year: 1/2007
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 217-230
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English