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Franc Treiber (28 January 1809 – 24 October 1878) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, poet, and composer.
Slovenska biografija
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treiber, Franc 1809 births 1878 deaths Slovenian poets Slovenian male poets Slovenian composers Slovenian male composers 19th-century Slovenian Roman Catholic priests Carinthian Slovenes 19th-century composers 19th-century poets People from Villach-Land Slovenian male musicians
Franc Treiber (28 January 1809 – 24 October 1878) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, poet, and composer.
Life and work
Born in Faak (Bače),Carinthia
Carinthia ( ; ; ) is the southernmost and least densely populated States of Austria, Austrian state, in the Eastern Alps, and is noted for its mountains and lakes. The Lake Wolayer is a mountain lake on the Carinthian side of the Carnic Main ...
, Treiber studied theology at the Klagenfurt seminary under Anton Martin Slomšek
Beatification, Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 – 24 September 1862) was a Slovene Catholic Church, Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lavant from 1846 until his death. He served also as an author and poet as wel ...
and was ordained priest in 1834. He initially worked as a chaplain and catechist
Catechesis (; from Greek language, Greek: , "instruction by word of mouth", generally "instruction") is basic Christian religious education of children and adults, often from a catechism book. It started as education of Conversion to Christia ...
, and in 1846 became parson
A parson is an ordained Christian person responsible for a small area, typically a parish. The term was formerly often used for some Anglican clergy and, more rarely, for ordained ministers in some other churches. It is no longer a formal term d ...
of Sankt Jakob im Rosental
Sankt Jakob im Rosental () is a town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Geography
The municipality borders on Slovenia in the south, and the northern boundary is formed by the Drau River. It lies in the western pa ...
(Šentjakob v Rožu). Here he founded a church choir which he led more than 30 years. In 1872 he, together with Valentin Janežič, brother of Anton Janežič
Anton Janežič, also known in German as Anton Janeschitz (19 December 1828 – 18 September 1869), was a Carinthian Slovene linguist, philologist, author, editor, literary historian and critic.
Life
Janežič was born in a peasant family in ...
, established the first Slovene loan office in Sankt Jakob.
Treiber composed numerous songs in the Carinthian Slovene dialect. His melancholic song ''Nmav čez izaro'' (''Over the Lake''), written in 1855, became one of the best-known Slovene folk songs and is considered the unofficial anthem of Carinthian Slovenes
Carinthian Slovenes or Carinthian Slovenians (; ; ) are the Indigenous peoples, indigenous minority of Slovenes, Slovene ethnicity, living within borders of the Austrian state of Carinthia, neighboring Slovenia. Their status of the minority group ...
.
He died in Sankt Jakob. A commemorative plaque in his honour was erected in 2009 at the Latschach (Loče) parish church.
See also
*List of Slovenian composers
List of Slovenian composers, arranged in alphabetical order:
A
*France Ačko
*Bojan Adamič
*Emil Adamič
*Jakob Aljaž
*Alojz Ajdič
* Milan Apih
* Blaž Arnič
*Slavko Avsenik
* Slavko Avsenik mlajši
B
*Julije Bajamonti
* Emerik Beran
* ...
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Slovenska biografija
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treiber, Franc 1809 births 1878 deaths Slovenian poets Slovenian male poets Slovenian composers Slovenian male composers 19th-century Slovenian Roman Catholic priests Carinthian Slovenes 19th-century composers 19th-century poets People from Villach-Land Slovenian male musicians