@article{
editor = "Jovanov, Rastko",
author = "Vasić, Aleksandar",
year = "2013",
abstract = "Between the two World Wars, in Belgrade and Serbia, seven musical jour
nals were published: “Musical Gazette” (1922), “Music” (1928–1929), “Herald
of the Musical Society Stanković” (1928–1934, 1938–1941; renamed to “Mu
sical Herald” in january 1931), “Sound” (1932–1936), “Journal of The South
Slav Choral Union” (1935–1936, 1938), “Slavic Music” (1939–1941) and “Music
Review” (1940). The influence of marxism can be observed in “Musical Her
ald” (in the series from 1938), “Sound” and “Slavic Music”.
A Marxist influence is obvious through indications of determinism. Name
ly, some writers (Dragutin Čolić) observed elements of musical art and its
history as (indirect) consequences of sociopolitical and economic process
es. Still, journals published articles of domestic and foreign authors who in
terpreted the relation between music, society and economy in a much more
moderate and subtle manner (D.Cvetko, A.Schering).
Editors and associates of these journals also had proscriptive ambitions –
they recommended and even determined regulations for composers about
what kind of music to write according to social goals and needs. According
to tendencies in Marxism, there was a follow up of musical work in the So
viet Union. Editors tried not to be one-sided. There were writings about the
USSR by left orientated associates as much as emigrants from that country,
and articles of Soviet authors were translated. Also, there were critical tones
about musical development in the first country of socialism.
Serbian musical periodicals recognized the enormous threat from fascism.
Also, there were articles about influence of Nazi ideology and dictatorship
on musical prospects in Germany. Since Germany annexed Sudetenland
in 1938, “Musical Herald” expressed support to musicians and people of
that friendly country by devoting the October and November 1938 issue to
Czechoslovak music, along with an appropriate introduction by the editor,
Stana Đurić-Klajn.",
journal = "Filozofija i društvo/Philosophy and Society",
title = "Marksizam i društvenopolitički angažman u srpskoj muzičkoj periodici između dva svetska rata, Marxism and Sociopolitical Engagement In Serbian Musical Periodicals between the Two World Wars",
pages = "212-235",
doi = "10.2298/FID1303212V"
}