Activity of the Croatian Music Institute in the Period from 1850 to 1890

Na temelju izvora i literature autor prikazuje djelovanje Hrvatskog glazbenog zavoda u godinama od 1850. do 1890. Kroz Hrvatski glazbeni zavod objašnjen je kulturni, glazbeni i društveni život grada Zagreba u drugoj polovici 19. stoljeća. Autor se bavi istraživanjem značaja zavoda za društvo obilježeno nacionalnim tendencijama. Zavod je želio u društvu biti što više prisutan, posebice neumornim radom ravnateljstva. Nekada je teško bilo realizirati zamišljene ciljeve, ali su se djelatnosti pomno planirale. Time je zavod bio pokretač rada u raznovrsnim glazbenim aktivnostima preko umjetnika, glazbenika i dostojanstvenika. Neke od najvažnijih vrlina bile su poticanje i stimuliranje, što je dovelo do uspjeha društva i glazbene kulture. Može se tvrditi da je u tome Hrvatski glazbeni zavod bio jedan od najdosljednijih predvodnika u povijesti hrvatske kulture. Iako je u početku zavod bio obilježen amaterima i amaterskom djelatnošću uspijevao je ostvarivati i najambicioznije planove u svom djelovanju, a oni su prvotno bili vezani uz širenje glazbe kao duhovne i umjetničke potrebe građanstva i ljudi grada Zagreba.Pursuant to the sources and references, the author depicts the work of the Croatian Music Institute in the years 1850 to 1890. Through an analysis of the Croatian Music Institute light is shed on the cultural, musical and social life of the city of Zagreb in the second half of the 19th century. The author concerns himself with research into the significance of the Institute for a society characterised by its national tendencies. It was the wish of this institute to be omnipresent in society, particularly with the tireless work of the directorate. Sometimes it was not easy to accomplish the objectives set up, but the activities were nevertheless meticulously planned. The Institute was the initiator of work in various musical activities, through the agency of artists, musicians and important people. Some of its most important merits were to have provided encouragement and stimulation, which underpinned the successes of the society and of musical culture. It can be claimed that in this the Croatian Music Institute was one of the most consistent leaders in the history of Croatian culture. Although at the beginning the Institute was marked by amateurs and amateurish operations it managed to accomplish even the most ambitious plans in its work, primarily relating to the dissemination of music as spiritual and artistic need of the citizenry and people of Zagreb