Marij Kogoj Research Articles

Slovenian Music in its Central European Context: the 20th-century experience

Slovenia has had a rich and varied musical histoiy, despite the fact that it was part of the Habsburg Empire and then a constituent part of Yugoslavia. Its recent smooth transition to independence and its realignment with Central Europe have been noteworthy. In the past, Slovene or part-Slovene composers such as Gallus, Tartini and Wolf worked abroad, while in the 20th century composers normally returned to Slovenia after studying abroad. For example, Marij Kogoj and Slavko Osterc studied in Central Europe and maintained a strong musical connection with Central European modernism in the 1920s and 1930s. Kogoj's strong links with Viennese expressionism were well expressed in the opera Črne maskeof 1927, while Osterc's connections with Hindemith, Honegger and others is evident in the opera Krog s kredo and orchestral works such as Mouvement symphonique. On the other hand, Kozina, Arnič and Škerjanc developed a less advanced style and kept less contact with the rest of Europe. The political situation in the 1940s and 1950s made outside travel difficult, changing the situation dramatically. Composers such as Ramovš and Uroš Krek had different experiences: Ramovš managed to study with Frazzi and Casella in Italy, while Krek did not study abroad. Both, however, produced works in a distinctive neo-classical style that typified the immediate post-war period. Ivo Petrić's music follows the styles of Prokofiev and Shostakovich. From the late 1950s onwards the situation changed with strong contacts with Croatia, Poland and countries of the West: France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States in particular. This contact encouraged the emergence of a new avant-garde in Slovenia in the 1960s with such composers as Petrić, Ramovš, Lebič, Jež, Božič, Matičič, Globokar, Stibilj and Štuhec coming into prominence. Later they were joined by Pavel Mihelčič and Maks Strmčnik. Matičič and Globokar mostly stayed abroad, while Stibilj returned permanently later. In the decades before and after independence in 1991, a new generation of composers became established, with the most advanced composition by Aldo Kumar, Uroš Rojko, Tomaž Svete, Brina Jež-Brezavšček and Nenad Firšt. Postmodern tendencies are found in the music of Jani Golob and Marko Mihevc. Ali these composers are providing the Slovene musical scene with a wide variety of distinctive music that is both challenging and interesting.

Klavirska dela Janka Ravnika objavljena v Novih akordih

Janko Ravnik je ob svojem prihodu na slovensko glasbeno prizorišče veljal (ob Kogoju) za obetavno skladateljsko osebnost. Posebno pozornost so v Novih akordih pritegnila njegova klavirska dela, ki so po mnenju takratne kritike odpirala novo poglavje slovenske klavirske tvornosti. Razprava razgrinja kompozicijski ustroj posameznih skladb objavljenih v Novih akordih ter iz le-teh izpelje značilnosti skladateljeve poetike zgodnih klavirskih del.

Osterc in Hába

Osterc in Hába

Osterc kot mit avantgarde šestdesetih let

Osterc kot mit avantgarde šestdesetih let

Slavko Osterc med neoklasicizmom in ekspresionizmom

Slavko Osterc med neoklasicizmom in ekspresionizmom

Slavko Osterc in njegov čas

Slavko Osterc in njegov čas

Kogoj in Slavenski. Prispevek k tipologiji jugoslovanskega glasbenega dogajanja

Kogoj in Slavenski. Prispevek k tipologiji jugoslovanskega glasbenega dogajanja

Zgodovinska avantgarda v slovenski glasbi

Zgodovinska avantgarda v slovenski glasbi

Začetki glasbenega ekspresionizma na Slovenskem

Začetki glasbenega ekspresionizma na Slovenskem

Kogojevi ustvarjalni začetki

Kogojevi ustvarjalni začetki

K vprašanju identitete in otroštva Marija Kogoja

K vprašanju identitete in otroštva Marija Kogoja

Identiteta in otroštvo Marija Kogoja

Identiteta in otroštvo Marija Kogoja

Andante za violino in klavir Marija Kogoja

Andante za violino in klavir Marija Kogoja

Melodika v klavirskih skladbah Marija Kogoja

Melodika v klavirskih skladbah Marija Kogoja

Kogojeva scenska glasba »V kraljestvu palčkov«

Kogojeva scenska glasba »V kraljestvu palčkov«

Kogojevi pogledi na slovensko narodno pesem

Kogojevi pogledi na slovensko narodno pesem

Dramaturška in kompozicijska zasnova Kogojeve opere »Kar hočete«

Dramaturška in kompozicijska zasnova Kogojeve opere »Kar hočete«