{"id":1935,"date":"2023-05-15T10:57:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T10:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.mihaomejc.com\/organistica\/unexpected-discovery-of-ivan-milavec-legacy\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T08:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T08:57:57","slug":"unexpected-discovery-of-ivan-milavec-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organistica.si\/en\/unexpected-discovery-of-ivan-milavec-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Discovery of Ivan Milavec Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

February 21, 2024 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Milavec, an important Slovenian organ builder and disciple of Franc Gor\u0161i\u010d. In light of this anniversary, it is worth highlighting the unexpected discovery of the master’s legacy, which was handed over to Luka Posavec on April 16, 2023 by his descendant, Nevenka \u0160krlj.<\/p>\n

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Handover of Milavec’s legacy to Luka Posavec, April 16, 2023
Photo: Organistica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The discovery of Milavec’s legacy represents an important milestone in Slovenian organology and in the understanding of what was happening in Milavec’s time. The research of the acquired materials will allow us to confirm or refute certain information, and will also open up many new questions.”<\/p>\n

Luka Posavec<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The legacy of Ivan Milavec includes preserved manuscripts, a personal notebook with an inventory of his organs, personal notes, certificates, letters, family photographs, a personal songbook with his favourite compositions, literature on the harmonium \u2026 All the materials have already been carefully scanned and are being catalogued by organologist Jurij Dobravec.<\/p>\n

Music notebook with manuscript of musical arrangements<\/h2>\n

Particularly noteworthy is the content of the music notebook with a manuscript of arrangements of folk and art songs for a four-part male choir. The authors are listed where they are written: Ro\u017eica (A), Lo\u010ditev (F), Lahko no\u010d (Ma\u0161ek, D), Zvezda (Ipavec, E), Pro\u0161nja (Es), Sporo\u010dilo (Tova\u010dovsky, Es), Pred slovesom (B), Lahko no\u010d (Hajdrih, G), Slovo (Kocjan\u010di\u010d, G), Ljubezen in pomlad (Medved, E), Gorska cvetica (Fajgelj, G), Pod oknom (Hajdrih, A), Ko brez miru (As), Slavjanska (D), Jadransko morje (Es), Novinci (D), Oj Banovci (D), Naprej! (B), Telovadski zbor (?Suchs, C), Danes tukaj jutri tam (Kocijan\u010di\u010d, A), V Naravi (C), Na ples (E), Mazurka (G), Stopej (G), Lipa (G), Ve\u010derna (G).<\/p>\n

Milavec’s music notebook<\/a> ><\/h3>\n

Opus booklet<\/h2>\n

The Milavec’s opus booklet we found was his personal catalogue of the organs he built. He recorded a range of information about the organs, from the location and prices to disposition, dimensions and materials, and other technical details.<\/p>\n

Milavec’s opus booklet<\/a> ><\/h3>\n

The legacy also contains some preserved invoices showing where he ordered pipes and other materials, e.g. Aug. Laukhuff, 17.10.1914, and Meisinger & Sohn FACTURA, 12.2.1915.<\/p>\n

“In Milavec’s legacy, we also discover the fascinating information that Josip Vali\u010dek worked and studied with him, while Ivan Naraks finished Milavec’s last organ. They therefore knew each other and worked together.”<\/p>\n

Luka Posavec<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Printed materials<\/h2>\n

Among the materials, we also find the most important literature:<\/p>\n