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The Sarajevo Period of Dane Škerl’s Artistic Activity

Example 7: Bagatele. Risoluto. b. 1–2.

Example 8: Bagatele. Adagio molto tranquillo. b. 1–2.

Example 9: Bagatele. Leggiero. b. 1–7.

Descriptions of Škerl’s work as a “cheerful and healthy coexistence of
neoclassical foundations” or as a “pleasing neoclassical style,” as mentioned
earlier, overlook key aspects that become apparent only when considering
the broader context, especially within Bosnia and Herzegovina’s composi-
tional practice. Namely, the social and political context influenced compo-
sitional practice and education during this period, and Neoclassicism was
recognised as a broad stylistic category across Yugoslavia republics, which
was able to ensure a breakout from the ideology of socialist realism that was
still very strong in Bosnian art music at the time, and provide a necessary

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