9 articles in this issue
Igor Grdina
The paper discusses the turn from activism to contemplation in the works of many music creators during the First World War. It also discusses the reasons why the reception of music during the conflict of 1914–1918 was the most restricted so far, prohibiti... see more
Alenka Bagaric
The image and role of music among soldiers and civilians during the First World War on the territory of the present Slovenia is depicted by comparing the music sources and preserved documents. Music unveiled intimate lives of individuals as well as their ... see more
Nataša Cigoj Krstulovic
The article deals with the organisational, repertoire and reception aspects of Ljubljana’s concert life during World War I. The relationship between the artistic and propagandistic functions of music is reflected in the share of first performances, as wel... see more
Aleš Nagode
Article is a reflection upon f. Hugolin Sattner’s cantata “Ode to Soca”, which was created in the time of First World War and great battles of Isonzo. It outlines composer’s ideological, political and aesthetic outlook as a basis for his creativity thus a... see more
Matej Santi
This paper traces the practice of choral singing of the three major ethnolinguistic groups – Italians, Slovenians, Germans – in pre-war Trieste, while the city was still part of the Habsburg Monarchy. Through widespread reviews in the media, choral ... see more
Cornelia Szabó-Knotik
In retrospect the First World War is considered the first instance of modern warfare in the sense of technology being decisive for its outcomes. Even if it may be less obvious the same is true on the level of mass media and means of propaganda. It is ther... see more
Leon Stefanija
The contribution is a survey of music as a social practice on the territory of today’s Slovenia during the Great War. It addresses the Slovenian music culture during the Great War from three complementary perspectives. Firstly, it gives a glimpse of ... see more
Anita Mayer-Hirzberger
During the First World War the singing and collecting of folksongs obviously had importance. There even were projects of collecting them on the front, in prisoner of-war camps and in the hinterland. The functions of that practice were different. Folksongs... see more
Jernej Weiss
The purpose of this paper is to present, using the example of the concert life of the Philharmonic Society in Ljubljana, the central institution for the reproduction of music in Slovenia, the relation between artistic and extramusical significance in the ... see more