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Војислав Вучковић као музички критичар
Vojislav Vučković as a Music Critic

Author(s): Aleksandar N. Vasić
Subject(s): Music
Published by: Muzikološki institut SANU
Keywords: Vojislav Vučković; Serbian music criticism – twentieth century; Marxism in music; socialist realism and music

Summary/Abstract: Vojislav Vučković (1910–1942) was the most prominent Serbian musician of Marxist orientation in the interwar period. A composer, conductor, musicologist, music aesthetician, sociologist of music, sociopolitical worker, he was also engaged in music criticism. He published sixty music and critical reviews in various daily newspapers and magazines. The study analyzes his (idiosyncratic) views on individual composers and musical works, his attitude towards avant-garde music, his final commitment to socialist realism, as well as the characteristics of his critical approach.

  • Issue Year: 2/2024
  • Issue No: 37
  • Page Range: 139-155
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Serbian
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