THE BEGINNINGS OF MUSIC CRITICISM IN BELGRADE: A DISPLAY OF MUSICAL EVENTS CONSIDERED THROUGH REVIEWS PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY NEWSPAPER "POLITIKA" 1904 - 1905

THE BEGINNINGS OF MUSIC CRITICISM IN BELGRADE: A DISPLAY OF MUSICAL EVENTS CONSIDERED THROUGH REVIEWS PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY NEWSPAPER "POLITIKA" 1904 - 1905

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The first appearance of the daily newspaper Politika in Belgrade, in January 12th, 1904, marked a great step toward independent journalism in the Kingdom of Serbia.During its first two years of here publishing, Politica delivered judgments and reportages on concerts that have been taking place in Belgrade.Articles have evolved from the announcements of concerts into a detailed accounts of the events enriched with interesting details about performed works and performers.From them it is seen that the musical life in Belgrade was extremely rich, and that various ensembles, orchestras and soloists, both from the country and abroad were performing in numerous cultural institutions.

The aim of the paper is twofold.Firstly, to present musical criticism in the first two years of publishing Politika, both chronologically and systematically, in order to provide insight into the mainstream of critical thinking and developing of the musical criticism.Secondly, to provide the better understanding of the cultural, i.e.

musical life in the capital of Serbia in the observed period.The main contribution of the research lays in its methodological approach, according to which there is no essential difference between the nature and the methods of musical criticism and musical history, which is seen as diachronic criticism.Furthermore, music history is considered as a totality of musical culture of the time.In this view each data, indirect reference, and literary source can be beneficial and useful for musical history.

The implication of the stuart products emcelle tocopherol work is the necessity of further research which would contribute to Serbian music historiography and bibliography.