The Music in Serbia Festival as a “Permanent Social Obligation of Music Workers” Cover Image

Фестивал Музика у Србији као „перманентна друштвена обавеза музичких радника”
The Music in Serbia Festival as a “Permanent Social Obligation of Music Workers”

Author(s): Miloš Marinković
Subject(s): Music, Sociology of Art
Published by: Muzikološki institut SANU
Keywords: Music in Serbia (Muzika u Srbiji – MUS); music festival; contemporary art music; music of the Socialist Republic of Serbia; culture of socialism

Summary/Abstract: The Music in Serbia festival (Muzika u Srbiji – MUS) was held in Belgrade and other Serbian cities from 1976 to 1991. Presenting contemporary creativity of composers from the former Socialist Republic of Serbia and its two provinces (Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina), as well as works by Serbian authors of older generations, MUS existed as a unique place of valorization and revalorization of domestic art music. Through the analysis of program and organizational strategies, financial aspects, repertoire policy, and forms of dissemination and promotion, this article points not only to the artistic scope but also to the socio-political implications of the Music in Serbia festival.

  • Issue Year: 2/2023
  • Issue No: 35
  • Page Range: 105-126
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Serbian