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Ferales by Uroš Krek (b. 1965), Three Contrasts (1961) by Ivo Petrić (1931–
2018), Simfonietta (1956) by Ramovš, and his own Alternations (1963). The
works were approved by experts such as Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978),
Boris Arapov (1905–1992), etc. 35
Although these plans were the result of official decisions, it happened
that they were not realized, often under strange circumstances. On the one
hand, it is mentioned that the concert of symphonic works by Yugoslav
composers in Moscow was postponed because the sheet music submitted
by the Yugoslav Embassy to the Ministry of Culture in Moscow was lost.
Compensation was offered for the lost material. From the given situation, it
is clear that the Yugoslav side was not open to compromise but instead was
firm in its decision to uphold the agreement to achieve its goals. When the
Soviets proposed that, instead of contemporary works by Yugoslav authors
– whose scores were supposedly lost – a new program of their choosing be
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performed, the Yugoslav side rejected the suggestion. It should not be par-
ticularly emphasized that throughout the first decade of its work, SAKOJ
continued to collect musical scores of its members, and in some cases, lists
of works, so that it was impossible to act quickly in the event of the loss of
scores.
On the other hand, we find that the General Secretary of SAKOJ, Alek-
sandar Obradović, along with composers Dušan Radić from Belgrade and
Primož Ramovš from Ljubljana, were selected to attend the ceremonial con-
cert of Yugoslav music in Moscow on November 30, 1962. The apparently
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successful stay in the USSR and a concert of symphonic music resulted in
the publication of an edition of “Contemporary Yugoslav Symphonic Mu-
sic” a few years later, in the 1970s, featuring works by the aforementioned
guest composers, for the most important Russian record labels “Melody”
and “Accord”. On the first of these LP editions, symphonic pieces were per-
formed by the Moscow symphonic orchestra recorded at the Bolshoi hall at
the Moscow conservatory, conducted by A. Jansen, and published on the
LP “Contemporary Yugoslav Music” (Современная югославская музыка),
Picture 1 and 2. The following works were released on the LP: White Kra-
jina (Bela Krajina, 1946) by Marjan Kozina (1907–1966), Symphonic picture
(Simfonijska slika, 1953) by Dušan Radić, dance from opera Koštana (1931)

35 “Tradicionalna izražajna sredstva zamenjuju se novim jezikom,” Bilten saveza kom-
pozitora, no. 5 (May 1964): 4.
36 AJ, fond 559 FCICL, b. 111, f. 244.
37 Anon., “Naši kompozitori na koncertu jugoslovenske muzike u Moskvi,” Borba, 28
November 1962, 8.

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