Newly Composed Folk Music of Yugoslavia Hardback
by Ljerka V. Rasmussen
Part of the Current Research in Ethnomusicology: Outstanding Dissertations series
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In Western political discourse, Yugoslavia was frequently referred to as a “buffer zone,†its independence from the Soviet bloc being the single most salient factor making it politically atypical.
Another enduring metaphor, that of a crossroads between East and West, was often invoked to describe Yugoslavia’s heterogeneous culture, owing as much to its geographic position in central/southeast Europe as to its multinational makeup.
Yet, if not solely for its socialist brand of communism, the Balkan-Slavic identity of Yugoslavia’s traditional culture shaped the perception of the country as a part of the east European cultural bloc. Like other cultures on the map of Slavic traditions, Yugoslavia presented the casual observer with a colorful variety of village music, ethnic customs and a proliferating national folklore engendered in festival re-enactments of rural life.
Rapid social changes following World War II profoundly affected the country’s largely rural-based culture.
Despite enormous evidence of vanishing historic practices, the music rooted in the socioeconomic milieu of peasant society remained the main focus of ethnomusico-logical research interest.
Yugoslavia’s contemporary culture, originating in such modem institutions as mass media and the market place, did not receive comparable attention.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:254 pages
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- ISBN:9780415939669