The Relation of Music Archiving and Intangible Cultural Heritage in Serbia

Year 2019, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 165 - 177, 31.12.2019

Marija Dumnıc Vılotıjevıc

https://doi.org/10.33906/musicologist.651916

Cited By: 2

Abstract

Speaking from an ethnomusicological standpoint, this paper
elaborates on the use of recorded sound and audio-visual material for the
purpose of documenting particular musical elements in Serbia, according to the
concept of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. There is a difference between
contemporary field recordings for archival purposes, according to the ICH
concept, and the employment of already recorded historical legacy. Through the
example of music elements from Serbian national register of ICH, this paper
will raise the questions of ethnomusicological politics of field recording and
digitization of archived historical recordings, as well as analyze the politics
of heritage management. Based on ethnomusicological and archival experience,
the aim of this paper is to offer a model of application of sound archive for
the future, which can effectively contribute to the concept of intangible
cultural heritage in Serbia.

Keywords

Ethnomusicology, Sound archive, Intangible cultural heritage, Serbia

Supporting Institution

Institute of Musicology SASA

Project Number

ON 177004

Thanks

This paper was written as a part of the project Serbian Musical Identities within Local and Global Frameworks: Traditions, Changes, Challenges (ON 177004), funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. It is based on the presentation given at the 50th Annual Conference of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives. For helpful answers about particular issues related to my topic I am grateful to: Dr. Danka Lajić Mihajlović (Institute for Musicology SASA and National Committee for ICH, associate at inscription of singing to the accompaniment of gusle to UNESCO list of representative ICH), Dr. Selena Rakočević (Faculty of Music and CIOTIS, associate at inscription of kolo, traditional folk dance to UNESCO list of representative ICH), Saša Srećković (Ethnographic Museum and Center for ICH, coordinator for international cooperation and education), Dr. Mirjana Zakić (Faculty of Music and SED, initiator of numerous inscriptions to national list of ICH).

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