MONOGRAPH PROMOTION
Serbian Composers’ Association: 80 Years (1945-2025)
Publisher: Serbian Composers’ Association, 2026
Participants: Rade Radivojević, President of the Serbian Composers’ Association, musicologists Dr. Biljana Leković, Dr. Ivana Miladinović Prica and Dr. Stefan Cvetković.
The Composers’ Association of Serbia was founded on February 18, 1945 as an organization that brings together creators in the field of music, and a year later, music writers joined the composers. Since 1953, the Association has also formed a section for popular and jazz music. During its eighty years of operation, the Association has occupied an important place in the musical life of Serbia and has confirmed the justification for its existence. In the desire to leave a written mark as a testimony to its activity after many decades of work, the President and the Board of Directors of the Association initiated the creation of this monograph, which was wholeheartedly supported by the Sokoj Cultural Endowment Fund. The research work was extremely complex, and was entrusted to the author team consisting of: Dr. Sonja Marinković, Dr. Biljana Leković, Dr. Ivana Miladinović Prica and Dr. Stefan Cvetković.
The structure of the monograph first includes four segments concerning the historical development of the Association. These segments have a somewhat similar concept, and the differences are due to the availability of archival materials and other research materials. After reviewing the historical development, the three most significant aspects of its activities were highlighted: the organization of festivals, the awarding of professional awards and the publishing activities of the Association. These contents are accompanied by biographies of the most significant actors of musical life in Serbia, that is, prominent members of the Association, in order to create a systematic database of relevant data.
The monograph is not intended only for the professional public, but also for a wider audience interested in learning about local musical culture. The Serbian Composers’ Association is a representative association in its field, and the breadth and significance of its activities cover a wide area and result in significant projects, which the author team wanted to make visible in full. Their goal was to map them in an appropriate manner and, by valuing the achievements, particularly highlight those moments that give the Association’s existence full meaning and significance. The authors believe that the presented reflections and classifications will give impetus to paying systematic attention to these issues in the future.