Musicological Annual  

Janez Höfler

The sources for the reconstruction of the medieval sequencer in central Slovenia, which have been known up to the present day, come exclusively from Upper Car-niola and the neighbourhood of Ljubljana. The oldest fragments are from the 13th century. The on... see more

Ignacij Voje

Franciscus de Pavonibus is mentioned as the writer of the testament for Stanula Mekatovic, the wife of Nikola Mekatovic. This testament was registered in 1464 in the notarial book which is housed in the State Archives in Dubrovnik. Franciscus de Pavonibus... see more

Koraljka Kos

Of the instruments represented on medieval frescoes of Istria the most interesting are those found on the late gothic reticular ribvault in the presbytery of St. George's church in Lovran. Many instruments were painted in the fields of this vault between ... see more

Andrej Rijavec

Despite previous opinion it is now clear that provincial trumpeters, as well as town musicians, were both active in Ljubljana, as was the case in other towns. As professional musicians who were able to play not only their official instrument but also othe... see more

Primož Kuret

Several ornamental angels holding instruments have survived from the end of the 17*h century and the beginning of the 18th century on the ceilings of two churches in Upper Carniola. They are St. Catherine's in Srednja vas near Šencur and the church at Gos... see more

Marijan Smolik

Franciscus Josephus Thallmainer (1698–1768) was born in Ljubljana. He was a priest at the cathedral and spent a great part of his life as a librarian of the first public library – the bishop's library in Ljubljana (1742–1768). In this library (now the Sem... see more

Jože Sivec

As in most theatres of the former German and Austrian territories the first opera by Mozart to have been performed in Ljubljana was probably »Die Entführung aus dem Serail«. This work is to be found among the works performed by the impresario Joh. Friedr.... see more

Lovro Županovic

Though the biography of the Croat composer Ivan Zajc (1832-1914) is well known today, it is lacking in particulars of personal character. This is particularly true of the correspondence the composer addressed to others or of that sent by others to him. Th... see more

Zijo Kucukalic

Josif Marinkovic appeared on the Serbian music scene in the 80th years of the last century and continued to compose intensively for more than fifty years. He remained a consistent romantic though in this period important changes were taking place in the d... see more

Kristijan Ukmar

Stanko Vurnik was an art historian and ethnologist by profession. However, he soon became active in the field of musical criticism and musicology. As a student of the school of the Slovene art historian Izidor Cankar he felt a special affinity towards the... see more

Katarina Bedina

In spite of his radical principles Slavko Osterc objectively appreciated the significance and influence of the musical tradition in the creation of contemporary art. As a follower of revolutionary musical ideas he identified the utilisation of traditional... see more

Everett Helm

The scarcity of historical and critical studies on the libretto reflects the complicated, recalcitrant nature of the material and also, it would seem, the preference of musicologists for dealing with subjects, however esoteric, that seem to guarentee more... see more

Zmaga Kumer

In the introduction the author emphasizes the fact that investigators have devoted most attention to narrative songs as their contents were found to be more interesting. However, those of everyday life, are of no less importance, because they sometimes sh... see more