Arti musices, Vol. 56 No. 1, 2025.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/mzvkptold9
The Presence of Kosovo’s Art Music and Performers at Some Major Yugoslav Music Festivals (1950s–1980s): A Historical Overview
Kristina Perkola
orcid.org/0000-0002-3566-0522
; UBT – Higher Educational Institution Modern Music, Digital Production and Management, Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo
Abstract
This study explores the music and performers from Kosovo at some prominent Yugoslav art music festivals between the 1950s and 1980s. During this period, the evolution of art music in Kosovo experienced significant progress, reflecting broader cultural developments mirroring patterns in other Yugoslav countries. Kosovo’s art music, alongside the creativity and performances of various ensembles, both choral and orchestral, managed to integrate into the larger multinational cultural community within Yugoslavia, particularly through participation in diverse music festivals. By examining these processes, this study underscores the complex and multifaceted nature of Albanian cultural representation at Yugoslav music festivals, categorized into distinct aspects: popular heritage and musical amateurism, semi-professional and professional ensembles, and works by Kosovo composers that contributed to the shaping of Kosovo’s creative musical identity.
Keywords
music festivals; Kosovo; former Yugoslavia; Albanians; choir and orchestra, composers
Hrčak ID:
334241
URI
Publication date:
30.7.2025.
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