Roots of brass bands in the history of Serbia

Bachelorarbeit Bachelorstudium Trompete RA 033 129

ABSTRACT: Up until the first quarter of the 19th century, as being under the rule of Ottoman Empire for over four centuries, national folklore music in the Balkan Peninsula had very little to almost no conditions to develop, and music as such was not within the primary interests. The trumpet at the time had only military use and was far from becoming a popular instrument, but that had all changed fairly quickly. Usually, it is very difficult to establish the beginning of a certain genre of music or trend in the society, because it all changes slowly and gradually with many small changes. That is however not the case with the beginning of brass culture in Serbia. From the time under the Turkish there was not brass culture in a way of orchestrated compositions of any kind. With the Knjaževsko-Serbska banda orchestra we have a sudden beginning of development of brass culture on the Serbian soil. The paths of the development of music in Serbia, as well as the development of the trumpet as an instrument, can be traced back to the establishment of the Knjaževsko-Serbska banda orchestra, headed by the conductor and orchestra leader Josif Šlesinger. However, if we talk about brass culture in Serbia, it would be impossible not to mention brass festival in Guca. Because of fast development of musical brass culture, we will give a brief overview to the modern times and where the significance of brass bends stands today.

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