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kar Radovan Tommaseo (1895–1924), poznat prije svega po svojim plakatima
i srpski umjetnik Dušan Janković (1894–1950), specijaliziran za primjenjene
umjetnosti. Njegove korice notnog izdanja Molbe K. Manojlovića nisu bile
do sada poznate povjesničarima umjetnosti specijaliziranim za Jankovića. I
djela drugih umjetnika niso do sada bila poznata: hrvatski slikar Marko Raši-
ca (1883–1963) ilustrirao je tri korice za različite nakladnike u Zagrebu, a slo-
venski slikar Tone Kralj (1900–1975) korioce zbirke B. Šček Kadar jaz, dekle,
umrla bom, objavljene u Trstu. Potvrda, da su se s oblikovanjem notnih izda-
nja u to doba bavili ugledni umjetnici, može se pronaći i u činjenici da su svi
navedeni (osim Tijardovića) sudjelovali na mednarodnoj izložbi art décoa Pa-
rizu 1925. godine.
Darja Koter
Piano Maker Martin Ropas:
From Tradesman to Manufacturer
Martin Ropas (1843–1915) came from a musical family that originated from
the surroundings of Vransko near Celje. Many of his relatives are mentioned
in the sources as musical instrument makers or musical performers, such as
Martin, Ladislav, Max, Lavoslav, Ervina and Zora Ropas, to name a few. The
oldest of them, Martin Ropas, a self-taught musician, became a reputable in-
strument maker of grand and upright pianos, both an innovator and a success-
ful tradesman. The first of his workshops operated in his hometown of Črni vrh
near Tabor in Vransko until 1892, when he and his family moved to the sur-
roundings of Celje, and he became a manufacturer. He presented his prod-
ucts at trade exhibitions in Celje and presumably elsewhere. He received
many awards as well as royal patents. His products were highly-valued and
popular in the market. As an innovator he patented the so-called “double res-
onance board” that produced an improved piano sound in the bass range. To
this day his only preserved piece of work is the pyramid piano which is kept
in the Musical Instruments Collection at the Ptuj - Ormož Regional Museum.
Martin Ropas was a skilled technician and a salesman; he was also one of the
first sellers of mechanical pianos and musical automata in Slovenia at the be-
ginning of the 20th century. Around 1909 his workshop was taken over by his el-
der son Ladislav, who retained his father’s trademark “M. Ropas”. The work-
shop had remained open until 1967.
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kar Radovan Tommaseo (1895–1924), poznat prije svega po svojim plakatima
i srpski umjetnik Dušan Janković (1894–1950), specijaliziran za primjenjene
umjetnosti. Njegove korice notnog izdanja Molbe K. Manojlovića nisu bile
do sada poznate povjesničarima umjetnosti specijaliziranim za Jankovića. I
djela drugih umjetnika niso do sada bila poznata: hrvatski slikar Marko Raši-
ca (1883–1963) ilustrirao je tri korice za različite nakladnike u Zagrebu, a slo-
venski slikar Tone Kralj (1900–1975) korioce zbirke B. Šček Kadar jaz, dekle,
umrla bom, objavljene u Trstu. Potvrda, da su se s oblikovanjem notnih izda-
nja u to doba bavili ugledni umjetnici, može se pronaći i u činjenici da su svi
navedeni (osim Tijardovića) sudjelovali na mednarodnoj izložbi art décoa Pa-
rizu 1925. godine.
Darja Koter
Piano Maker Martin Ropas:
From Tradesman to Manufacturer
Martin Ropas (1843–1915) came from a musical family that originated from
the surroundings of Vransko near Celje. Many of his relatives are mentioned
in the sources as musical instrument makers or musical performers, such as
Martin, Ladislav, Max, Lavoslav, Ervina and Zora Ropas, to name a few. The
oldest of them, Martin Ropas, a self-taught musician, became a reputable in-
strument maker of grand and upright pianos, both an innovator and a success-
ful tradesman. The first of his workshops operated in his hometown of Črni vrh
near Tabor in Vransko until 1892, when he and his family moved to the sur-
roundings of Celje, and he became a manufacturer. He presented his prod-
ucts at trade exhibitions in Celje and presumably elsewhere. He received
many awards as well as royal patents. His products were highly-valued and
popular in the market. As an innovator he patented the so-called “double res-
onance board” that produced an improved piano sound in the bass range. To
this day his only preserved piece of work is the pyramid piano which is kept
in the Musical Instruments Collection at the Ptuj - Ormož Regional Museum.
Martin Ropas was a skilled technician and a salesman; he was also one of the
first sellers of mechanical pianos and musical automata in Slovenia at the be-
ginning of the 20th century. Around 1909 his workshop was taken over by his el-
der son Ladislav, who retained his father’s trademark “M. Ropas”. The work-
shop had remained open until 1967.
383
