Tracing the Origins of Early Symphonic Repertoire in the Slovenian Lands

Abstract

In the eighteenth century the symphonic repertoire in the Slovenian Lands consisted mainly of works that were performed throughout Europe and were written by famous composers. While the composers of the earliest examples of the genre, dating from as late as the 1730s, lived in various nations, at the end of the eighteenth century the symphonic repertoire consisted almost exclusively of works by composers working in the Habsburg monarchy.

Keywords

• symphonic repertoire
• transmission
• manuscript and prints
• eighteenth century
• habsburg monarchy
• slovenia