Kamilo Mašek (11/07/1831 - 29/06/1857) a Slovenian composer and music teacher, born in Ljubljana (Laibach), died in Stainz. Vocal com- poser, pupil of his father, then in Vienna of Staudigl in singing and of Titl in composition ; was musical instructor in the family of Count Strachwitz at Schebetan, Moravia, in 1852-54, then succeeded his father as instructor in the public music school at Laybach. He endeavoured particularly to cultivate national music, and set many of the poems of the Slovenian poet Preshern. Works : Several masses ; Requiem ; 3 Tantum ergo ; Offertory ; German and Slovenian sacred songs ; 60 secular songs.