Gramophone Records of the Singer Mijat Mijatović: From (Re)construction of Discography to the Study of Recorded Music Cover Image

Грамофонске плоче певача Мијата Мијатовића: од (ре)конструкције дискографије ка студијама снимљене музике
Gramophone Records of the Singer Mijat Mijatović: From (Re)construction of Discography to the Study of Recorded Music

Author(s): Danka Lajić Mihajlović, David Pokrajac, Saša Spasojević
Subject(s): Cultural history, Music, History of Art
Published by: Muzikološki institut SANU
Keywords: Mijat Mijatović; discography; the study of recorded music; shellac records / 78 rpm records; music industry;

Summary/Abstract: The study of gramophone records is important when acquainting oneself with Mijat Mijatović (1887–1937), who strongly impacted so-called folk music in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Yugoslavia, considering the importance of the records he released during his career. His opus of commercial recordings is the largest of the interwar period in the area and, therefore, it is highly indicative when considering the correlation between the early music industry and ‘local’ culture as a glocal topic. In this study we present numerous sources and a complex critical analysis that resulted in Mijatović’s discography. Special attention has been paid to record companies, the chronology of recordings, the repertoire and collaborating musicians, thus mapping the potential of discography for the study of recorded music and cultural history.

  • Issue Year: 1/2022
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 41-81
  • Page Count: 41
  • Language: Serbian