Musicological Annual  

Svanibor Pettan

With this issue of the Musicological Annual, we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM, founded in 1947 in London) as well as the 20th anniversary of the Cultural and Ethnomusicological Society Folk Sloveni... see more

Srdan Atanasovski

Employing Henri Lefebvre’s concept of rhythmanalysis I argue for an ecological turn in practicing soundscape studies, which would entail putting the subject – the listener, or “rhythmanalysist” – in the centre of research. I offer a critical (post-Marxist... see more

Mojca Kovacic

This paper considers the situation in which the anticipation of a new sound in public space gives rise to political, social, and ideological debates. It demonstrates how the religious sound of ezan (the Muslim call to prayer) caused public discomfort even... see more

Ivana Medic

In this article I analyze the reculturalization strategies implemented in Savamala, an urban quarter in central Belgrade. Recent years have witnessed many efforts to rebrand Belgrade as a safe, modern, cosmopolitan and tourist-friendly city. These initiat... see more

Marija Dumnic

Skadarlija Street in Belgrade, officially called a “bohemian quarter” because of its numerous taverns, is characterized by the discourse of nostalgia. Performances of the starogradska muzika (“old urban music”) genre creat Skadarlija’s musicscape. This pa... see more

Jonathan Gilmurray

In recent years, a number of sound artists have begun engaging with ecological issues through their work, forming a growing movement of ?ecological sound art?. This paper traces its development, examines its influences, and provides examples of the artist... see more

Wei-Ya Lin

This article addresses dance theatre project Maataw, which is based on ethnomusicological research among the Tao/Yami people, one of sixteen recognized indigenous groups of Taiwan. The project transmits ecological problems they are facing and the correspo... see more

Amra Toska

The connection between the traditional music and its ambient through the existing physical space, a product of nature and human activity, is reflected in the social and musical behaviour (elements of style), acoustic phenomena and rules, and in the inner ... see more

Lasanthi Manaranjanie Kalinga Dona

Medical ethnomusicology, a new growing sub-field of ethnomusicology takes into consideration on an equal basis music, medicine/healing and culture. This article focuses on a complex of cultural beliefs intertwined with the arts and crafts, in a multileyer... see more

Albinca Pesek, Tomaž Bratina

The study, which was conducted utilising a sample of 129 users of sound baths with gongs in 2015 in Slovenia, has shown that all users define the effect of sound vibrations as healing and/or relaxing. They testified on achieving durable inner peace, on be... see more

Marcello Sorce Keller

“Music” is not a scientific term. In the course of time, it has become like a big container, where sonic objects and practices that have nothing in common are put together. It carries so many historical and cultural connotations as to make it unfit for sc... see more