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ria that can be used to approach the history of the Slavic tamburitza play-
ers in Vienna.
The core of the study consists of the short profiles of Slavic tamburitza soci-
eties in Vienna. One of the conclusions is that Vienna was a sort of “transit
hub” of tamburitza music on the way from the Balkans to the Czech lands.
This fact should be highlighted: for example, the dictionary entry “tam-
buritza players” in Slovník české hudební kultury (A Dictionary of Czech
Musical Culture) only mentions one Czech-Viennese (tamburitza) compos-
er. A truly “Czech branch” of the Viennese tamburitza scene was formed
shortly before 1900 – in this study, it is represented by the profile of the
Tovačovský society and a list of societies. The short overview of the Ger-
man tamburitza societies in Vienna has similar importance.
The conclusion summarizes the role of migration for the dissemination of
tamburitza music and its importance in the content of Slavic solidarity. The
last sentences give the reasons for stagnation of tamburitza music in the in-
ter-war period, both in Vienna and in Czechoslovakia, and describe the
current situation in Vienna and in the Czech Republic.
Keywords: tamburitza, Vienna, Slavs, national identity, national revival
Jernej Weiss
“Bankers, medical doctors, teachers, priests, musicians,
all Czechs, kind gentlefolk who show us brotherly love”
An overview of Czech-Slovenian contacts reveals an immensely rich his-
tory of mutual enrichment of two closely collected Slavic nations. As ear-
ly as in the late 18th century, contacts between the key figures in the emerg-
ing young Czech and Slovenian cultures in Slovenia were led by numerous
Czech intellectuals who contributed significantly, in many areas, to the
flourishing of social life there. Language similarity, the same legal frame-
work, and in particular similar cultural-political endeavours or more or
less identical national issues within the Habsburg Monarchy further inten-
sified migrations from the Czech to the Slovenian lands with the onset of
the constitutional period in the early 1860’s during one of the most exten-
sive migration flows in the area.
The many Czech musicians working in Slovenia in the 19th and early 20th
centuries actively co-created practically all areas of music culture in Slove-
nia during this period. Through their activities, they decisively influenced
the creative, musical-reproductive, musical-pedagogical and musical-pub-
licist areas, and strongly influenced the transition from a more or less mu-
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ria that can be used to approach the history of the Slavic tamburitza play-
ers in Vienna.
The core of the study consists of the short profiles of Slavic tamburitza soci-
eties in Vienna. One of the conclusions is that Vienna was a sort of “transit
hub” of tamburitza music on the way from the Balkans to the Czech lands.
This fact should be highlighted: for example, the dictionary entry “tam-
buritza players” in Slovník české hudební kultury (A Dictionary of Czech
Musical Culture) only mentions one Czech-Viennese (tamburitza) compos-
er. A truly “Czech branch” of the Viennese tamburitza scene was formed
shortly before 1900 – in this study, it is represented by the profile of the
Tovačovský society and a list of societies. The short overview of the Ger-
man tamburitza societies in Vienna has similar importance.
The conclusion summarizes the role of migration for the dissemination of
tamburitza music and its importance in the content of Slavic solidarity. The
last sentences give the reasons for stagnation of tamburitza music in the in-
ter-war period, both in Vienna and in Czechoslovakia, and describe the
current situation in Vienna and in the Czech Republic.
Keywords: tamburitza, Vienna, Slavs, national identity, national revival
Jernej Weiss
“Bankers, medical doctors, teachers, priests, musicians,
all Czechs, kind gentlefolk who show us brotherly love”
An overview of Czech-Slovenian contacts reveals an immensely rich his-
tory of mutual enrichment of two closely collected Slavic nations. As ear-
ly as in the late 18th century, contacts between the key figures in the emerg-
ing young Czech and Slovenian cultures in Slovenia were led by numerous
Czech intellectuals who contributed significantly, in many areas, to the
flourishing of social life there. Language similarity, the same legal frame-
work, and in particular similar cultural-political endeavours or more or
less identical national issues within the Habsburg Monarchy further inten-
sified migrations from the Czech to the Slovenian lands with the onset of
the constitutional period in the early 1860’s during one of the most exten-
sive migration flows in the area.
The many Czech musicians working in Slovenia in the 19th and early 20th
centuries actively co-created practically all areas of music culture in Slove-
nia during this period. Through their activities, they decisively influenced
the creative, musical-reproductive, musical-pedagogical and musical-pub-
licist areas, and strongly influenced the transition from a more or less mu-
452
