Open AccessBeyond Polystylism
Author(s) -
Anu Veenre
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
muzikološki zbornik/muzikološki zbornik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2350-4242
pISSN - 0580-373X
DOI - 10.4312/mz.54.2.141-163
Subject(s) - ideology , musical , period (music) , estonian , the arts , politics , musical development , art , literature , music history , aesthetics , visual arts , sociology , political science , philosophy , law , linguistics
Developments in the Estonian music and musical life of the late Soviet period may be interpreted as attempts on the part of musicians and composers to alienate themselves from the Soviet system and from the ideology that was attributed to the arts at the time. The article examines the reasons for and the various facets of this process by analysing the activities of the different musical communities of the time and the influence of these on the development of art music. The discussion is framed using the concept of polystylism, the concepts of living in vnye and unofficial music as proposed by Alexei Yurchak (2006) and Peter Schmelz (2009) for examining the Soviet era are used to discuss the relations between music and politics.