The Role of Music, above all singing in growth of Slovenian national consciousness (until 1848)

Abstract

Slovenian singing in the area, where that is not usual, was politically emancipated action. There were representing themselves with Slovene song in the area within Vienna Slavic community as German speaking fellow citizens. The meaning of singing in the political activity is showing also ‘Slovenska gerlica’ so as the choir ‘Graška Slovenija’.