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The Musical Migration:
Czech Musicians in Sarajevo
Fatima Hadžić
Univerza v Sarajevu
University of Sarajevo
In 1878, the centuries-long Ottoman rule ended and Bosnia and Herzego-
vina became part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. A completely differ-
ent sociopolitical system marked the beginning of the decades-long of the
adjustment process, a significant contribution to which was given by im-
migrants, the Czech population being the most numerous among them.
Events and innovations in cultural life prompted by the immigration of
a new layer of society of different professions, nations and customs were
the most prominent in Sarajevo. The aim of this paper is to investigate the
forms of professional activities of Czech musicians in Sarajevo, as well as
their role in the development of musical culture of Sarajevo, the adminis-
trative, political, economic and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina.1
Historical context
The Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878
marked the beginning of implementation of the policy of the Austro-Hun-
garian monarchy in whose plans Bosnia and Herzegovina had a special sig-
nificance. Implementing the various political, administrative, economic,
social and cultural reforms, monarchy was trying to secure and strengthen
its own position of the European superpower. Sarajevo had the position of
1 For an insight into the activities of Czech musicians in the whole teritory of Bosnia
and Herzegovina see Fatima Hadžić, “Čeští hudebníci v Bosně a Hercegovině: jejich
činnost a význam v kontextu dějin bosenskohercegovské hudby,” Hudební věda,
L/1–2 (2013): 117–144.
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Czech Musicians in Sarajevo
Fatima Hadžić
Univerza v Sarajevu
University of Sarajevo
In 1878, the centuries-long Ottoman rule ended and Bosnia and Herzego-
vina became part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. A completely differ-
ent sociopolitical system marked the beginning of the decades-long of the
adjustment process, a significant contribution to which was given by im-
migrants, the Czech population being the most numerous among them.
Events and innovations in cultural life prompted by the immigration of
a new layer of society of different professions, nations and customs were
the most prominent in Sarajevo. The aim of this paper is to investigate the
forms of professional activities of Czech musicians in Sarajevo, as well as
their role in the development of musical culture of Sarajevo, the adminis-
trative, political, economic and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina.1
Historical context
The Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878
marked the beginning of implementation of the policy of the Austro-Hun-
garian monarchy in whose plans Bosnia and Herzegovina had a special sig-
nificance. Implementing the various political, administrative, economic,
social and cultural reforms, monarchy was trying to secure and strengthen
its own position of the European superpower. Sarajevo had the position of
1 For an insight into the activities of Czech musicians in the whole teritory of Bosnia
and Herzegovina see Fatima Hadžić, “Čeští hudebníci v Bosně a Hercegovině: jejich
činnost a význam v kontextu dějin bosenskohercegovské hudby,” Hudební věda,
L/1–2 (2013): 117–144.
257
