Starpdisciplinaritāte mūzikas kultūras pētniecībā
Interdisciplinarity in Researching Musical Culture

Summary/Abstract: The meaning of "musical culture" is explained as the sum total of political, economic, social and cultural elements that could have an impact on the development of music in the territory of Vidzeme. In this way the article deals with the approach of interdisciplinarity that can be used today to research musical culture in Vidzeme (formerly Livland) during the 17th century. This method is not prevalent in Latvian musicology. The author suggests the use of this method in the research of music history. In this article, some interdisciplinary examples show how to discover and reflect the musical culture of Vidzeme (historical Livland) during Swedish rule in the 17th century (1621-1710). Several kinds of documentary sources from the 17th century explore typical musical facts. Some of them describe the environment of musical culture and its development. Another document reflects the social and economic life of local musicians' and their musical work. There were many sacristians, singers, teachers and some organists whose work was related to creating the common musical environment in Vidzeme during this century Historical maps of estates and architectural plans of churches give additional information that visualizes historical facts about the musical culture during the 17th century. They are useful as an illustration and a visual source of information. It both gives some new ideas and supports the facts found in written texts. It is possible to study the musical culture of Vidzeme with an interdisciplinary approach. The facts revealed by documents of geography, architecture, history, economics, maps and others reveal crucial information about the social and economic life of musicians and the musical environment in Vidzeme during the 17th century.

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