Knowledge of Place in Three Popular Music Representations of the First World War
Knowledge of Place in Three Popular Music Representations of the First World War

Summary/Abstract: This article explores three recent representations of the First World War – specifically of the Isonzo Front – in Slovenian popular music. It considers the works of Rodoljubac, Bakalina, and Bratko Bibič. These musicians and music collectives share a connection to the historical region of the Isonzo Front. The article investigates how these musicians’ knowledge of place informed their compositions. Four ways of knowing a place are identified, distributed to varying degrees among the musicians: absorbing locally shared narratives about a place, engagement with landscapes and the environment, personal memories, and analyzing and reconsidering the place. The article contributes to the literature on the involvement of music in the production of place by examining the multitude of ways of knowing a place.

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