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За Експерименталното студио за съвременна музикa
On the Experimental Studio for Contemporary Music

Author(s): Diana Danova
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Институт за изследване на изкуствата, Българска академия на науките

Summary/Abstract: The Experimental Studio for Contemporary Music was founded in the beginning of the 1980s on the initiative of musicologist Anda Palieva, in cooperation with the Sofia Concert Department. It lasted for three seasons (1982–1984). It is an important albeit little-known occurrence on the way to the institutionalization of the idea of New Music; it preceded by nearly a decade the creation of the Society for Contemporary Music in Bulgaria and was a forum for the realization of a series of debut performances in Bulgaria of works that indicated the path toward contemporary musical culture. The concerts in the Experimental Studio took place in the chamber auditorium of Bulgaria Hall once a month (and sometimes more frequently) late in the evening (beginning at 9 P.M.) and quite often provoked interesting discussions. For the first time in Bulgaria, classic works of the international musical avantgarde were presented, as well as works by young Bulgarian and foreign composers. The first concerts in Bulgaria of electronic music (Live Electronics) date back to this concert series. The public, largely made up of young people from various professions, reacted with great interest; the concerts also received positive response from music critics. The organizers set themselves the ambitious task of presenting music from a wide temporal range, from different styles and directions – classic works of the 20th century unknown until that time in Bulgaria, avantgarde and new music (in the sense of new musical ideas realized in recent years) – as well as providing a stage for Bulgarian New Music. Twenty-five years after the event, the reconstruction of the concert schedules and programs is quite difficult. Most research is based on reports in the press and the memories of some of the organizers and participants.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 82-95
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian