Music in Slovakia
W IX w. together with Christianity, the Byzantine and Latin liturgical chants penetrated the Slavic lands, the latter, in the form of chorales, they became popular mainly thanks to the Benedictine monasteries. The folk music of the Games was developing at the same time (a local variety of truvers). W XV i XVI w. polyphony spread. Influenced by the Reformation, chorales and psalms were sung in Czech. Bratislava, At that time, Košice and the towns of Spiš were centers of musical life. Among the composers of polyphonic music, J.. Śimbacki, J. Cussing in M. Pollentario. Secular music from the Renaissance and Baroque times, The dances and songs of the violin makers survived in the Vietoris codex and in the collections of Uhrov and Szirmay-Keczerowa.
18th century, times of Maria Teresa, stabilization and great fortunes, contributed to the flowering of church music, but also operas. At the end of the century, Bratislava became the center of international musical life. They performed here, among others. Mozart,
Haydn, Hummel, and a little later Beethoven and Schubert. Viennese Classicism inspired Slovak composers: Z. Zimmerman, J. Dru-żecki and F. Rieglera.
In the second half of the 18th century. The Slovaks manifested their presence in the field of culture more decisively. J. Check in P. Safarik started documenting Slovak folk music, which became an inspiration for later national composers. Among the latter, operating in the 19th century, stand out from L.. Vansa i J. Bella.
The real boom of Slovak national music took place in the 20th century. The works of M.. Moyzes or M.. Schneider-Trnavski found recognition in Europe. F. Kafenda introduced folk motifs to his works. The next generation of composers (A. Moses, E. Suchoń, J. Cikker, A. Our Father), created in the interwar period and after World War II, has elevated Slovak classical music to a truly high European level.