Open AccessHow music affects soundscape: Musical preferences in Skadarlija
Author(s) -
Marija Dumnić
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
muzikologija
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0976
pISSN - 1450-9814
DOI - 10.2298/muz1722075d
Subject(s) - soundscape , musical , context (archaeology) , ethnography , tourism , quarter (canadian coin) , aesthetics , sociology , sound (geography) , psychology , visual arts , history , art , acoustics , anthropology , physics , archaeology
In this article I analyze musical preferences in the context of tavern performances in Skadarlija, a popular tourist quarter in Belgrade, Serbia, on the basis of ethnographic data collection. I argue that this specific musicscape relies on communicative and affective aspects of particular performances. I pay special attention to the repertoires performed and the way in which they interweave. The aim of this article is to demonstrate how musical preferences influence sound environment, especially in the context of the tourism industry. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. 177004: Serbian Musical Identities Within Local and Global Frameworks: Traditions, Changes, Challenges