Original scientific paper
MUSIC MIGRATIONS AND CULTURAL TRANSFER: VAŇHAL AND SOME CONTEMPORARIES
VJERA KATALINIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0001-7230-7990
; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti
Abstract
Jan Křtitel Vaňhal had sojourned quite shortly in Croatian lands, but nevertheless
left some traces, at least in compositions which have been preserved in Varaždin musical
collections and elsewhere. He was only one among the Czechs who belonged to one
of the two great European migratory waves: his compatriots mostly moved towards
the West (if not only to Vienna, but also to Mannheim and further), and also to the
South, for example to Varaždin and Zagreb. The second important migrant group were
Italians, who brought and disseminated their Baroque tradition from Madrid to London
and St Petersburg. Croatian lands were influenced by both migrations; in this, the
Czech musicians were mostly oriented towards the interior part of Croatia, while the
Italians mostly visited the eastern shores of the Adriatic, especially larger towns such as
Rijeka, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik. However, musicians from Croatian lands also migrated
abroad, either to gain more advanced music education and then to return home, or trying to earn recognition in foreign lands. This text is dealing with the analysis of
various types of migrations of foreign and domestic musicians; it is also offering case
studies and tries to identify permanent enrichments (cultural transfers!) as the final
outcome of such migrations, especially those important for Croatian musical life.
Keywords
Jan Křtitel Vaňhal; 18th century; migration of musicians; musical theatre; musical education; military musicians; music material
Hrčak ID:
131798
URI
Publication date:
29.12.2014.
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