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Skladateljska društva nekoč in danes | Composers’ Societies Past and Present
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Struga Music Autumn event, which, since its founding in 1975, has provid-
ed an opportunity for musicologists, music and ballet pedagogues, music
theorists, music media scholars and ethnomusicologists to jointly moni-
tor the state of Macedonian musical thought from their narrower scientific
fields, and to present them to the wider and professional. Part of the event’s
programme is the commemoration of the anniversaries of those compos-
ers who have passed away, which is done in order to nurture musical his-
tory and culture as one of the main pillars of society. This year marks five
decades since the first realisation of this musical and scientific event. An
analysis of the programme contents over the years shows that many pre-
miere performances have been held of newly created compositions, and
that at the many musicological sessions that have occurred both domestic
and foreign performers and academics have analysed and shed light on is-
sues related to musical science, Macedonian theory and studies in Mace-
donian musical creation and musical culture. The event is realised with the
support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
Since the collapse of the SFRY and the creation of the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia (1992), as a result of the declaration of independence of Slove-
nia, Croatia, Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Society has op-
erated under the name the Composers Association of Macedonia. Its task is
to continue the programme of fostering tradition and cultural cooperation
that was started during the years of the SFRY, and to deepen the national
culture in an independent and sovereign Republic of Macedonia. Looking
at its activities in the last decade of the 20 century in the context of think-
th
ing about musical creativity – and mainly concert activity, the public pres-
entation of creative, performing and musicological thought – it is a pleas-
ure to say that it has managed to skilfully face the problems, challenges and
all other burning issues of the Macedonian musical reality that are present-
ed to the creators of music in this context.
The beginning of the first decade of the 21 century was marked by the
st
military conflict in Macedonia, which began in January 2001 and ended
later that year in November. Since then, due to various political and social
developments, the Composer’s Association has faced certain difficulties in
terms of the thought and creativity of Macedonian composers. Many of
28 Programa za muzička naučna konferencija “Struška muzička esen” (Struga: Sojuz na
kompozitori na Makedonija, 10–12 septemvri 2010), 4.

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