A Rough Draft for the Historical Record: Musical Life of the Cathedral and the Theological Seminary in Đakovo

Crkveno-glazbeni život Đakova, koji se odvijao uz stolnu crkvu i Bogoslovno sjemenište, otkriva se kao iznenađujuće raznovrstan i zanimljiv. U oskudnosti podataka svaki spomen glazbe i svega što na nju upućuje dragocjeni je fragment u slaganju ovog rasutog mozaika. Neposredniji povijesni podaci dostupni su tek kroz dva posljednja stoljeća, a oni prethodni tek su posredni, vrlo sporadični i škrti. Autor priloga, polazeći kronološkim redom od kasnog srednjovjekovlja do danas, razmatra različite izvore vezane uz ovu problematiku, ocrtavajući tako povijesni prikaz crkveno-glazbenog života Bogoslovnog sjemeništa i stolne crkve u Đakovu, čiji je glazbeno-povijesni hod oduvijek bio prožet i povezan. Pri koncu priloga doneseni su kratki biografski prikazi petorice svećenika, pitomaca đakovačkog Bogoslovnog sjemeništa, koji su se istakli na glazbenom polju.The church-musical life that took place in the Cathedral and the Theological Seminary has revealed its surprisingly interesting and diversifi ed nature. Lack of information makes every reference to music and anything referring to it a precious fragment which helps us put this scattered mosaic together. Direct historical data have only been available during the past two centuries, whereas those from the former periods were roundabout, sporadic and scarce. The author of this article provides a chronological analysis of different sources related to this issue, starting with the Middle Ages, thus creating a historical outline of the church-musical life of both the Theological Seminary and the Cathedral in Đakovo whose musical –historical paths have always been connected and mutually impregnated. The end of the article presents short biographies of five priests, former residents of the Theological Seminary in Đakovo, who have exceeded in the field of music