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the administrative center in the process of consolidating of the new regime,
wherefore internal social, economic and cultural transformation of Saraje-
vo was being given special attention.
Caused by the cultural needs of immigrants, the musical life of the
Bosnian capital progresses in the same directions as the general musical
trends of other cultural centers of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy with
immigrants as the main consumers of the “new” culture. Immigrants, who
due to their social and economic status belonged to the upper layer of soci-
ety, encouraged the development of musical life in line with the urban life-
style and West European artistic traditions, which implies the formation
of the music audience, building of the concert venues, establishing a public
concert as a musical event, the beginning of music journalism and publish-
ing. The musical infrastructure enabled the integration of the local popula-
tion and the process of accepting the “new” culture that began in the Aus-
tro-Hungarian period.2
After World War I Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a part of the first Yu-
goslav state, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)3, experienced a few ad-
ministrative and territorial divisions aimed at centralizing the state. Since
its centuries-long historical, political, and economic heritage was not taken
into account, Bosnia and Herzegovina was damaged by this political pro-
cess.4 Sarajevo did not have the status of one of the centres of political pow-
er, but due its socio-political and cultural-historical heritage still remained
the administrative centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina.5
2 Lana Paćuka, Muzički život u Sarajevu u periodu austro-ugarske uprave (1878–1918)
(PhD diss., Academy of Music, University of Sarajevo, 2014), 271.
3 The first Yugoslav state was formed on December 1, 1918 under the name of “Kingdom
of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.” After the Sixth of January dictatorship the state was
renamed in “Kingdom of Yugoslavia”. The latter one is being used throughout this
paper.
4 See Vlado Azinović, “Bosna i Hercegovina u državnoj zajednici jugoslavenskih nar-
oda,” Istina o Bosni i Hercegovini: činjenice iz istorije BiH, ed. Adil Kulenović (Sara-
jevo: Altermedia d.o.o., Narodna i univerzitetska biblioteka BiH, 1991), 61–79.
5 Since 1918 Sarajevo were gradually losing the potency of the administrative and
political centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the adoption of The Vidovdan
Constitution on June 28 1921, The April laws in 1922, after which the country was
divided into 33 areas (six of them in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and the abolition of
provincial government in Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 25 1924, Sarajevo’s
administrative potency was reduced to the level of the headquarters of the Sarajevo’s
area. After introducing The 6 January Dictatorship in 1929, Sarajevo became the
provincial headquarters of Drina Banate. The April War and occupation in 1941 was
an introduction to a new period of history of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a part of a
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the administrative center in the process of consolidating of the new regime,
wherefore internal social, economic and cultural transformation of Saraje-
vo was being given special attention.
Caused by the cultural needs of immigrants, the musical life of the
Bosnian capital progresses in the same directions as the general musical
trends of other cultural centers of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy with
immigrants as the main consumers of the “new” culture. Immigrants, who
due to their social and economic status belonged to the upper layer of soci-
ety, encouraged the development of musical life in line with the urban life-
style and West European artistic traditions, which implies the formation
of the music audience, building of the concert venues, establishing a public
concert as a musical event, the beginning of music journalism and publish-
ing. The musical infrastructure enabled the integration of the local popula-
tion and the process of accepting the “new” culture that began in the Aus-
tro-Hungarian period.2
After World War I Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a part of the first Yu-
goslav state, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941)3, experienced a few ad-
ministrative and territorial divisions aimed at centralizing the state. Since
its centuries-long historical, political, and economic heritage was not taken
into account, Bosnia and Herzegovina was damaged by this political pro-
cess.4 Sarajevo did not have the status of one of the centres of political pow-
er, but due its socio-political and cultural-historical heritage still remained
the administrative centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina.5
2 Lana Paćuka, Muzički život u Sarajevu u periodu austro-ugarske uprave (1878–1918)
(PhD diss., Academy of Music, University of Sarajevo, 2014), 271.
3 The first Yugoslav state was formed on December 1, 1918 under the name of “Kingdom
of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes.” After the Sixth of January dictatorship the state was
renamed in “Kingdom of Yugoslavia”. The latter one is being used throughout this
paper.
4 See Vlado Azinović, “Bosna i Hercegovina u državnoj zajednici jugoslavenskih nar-
oda,” Istina o Bosni i Hercegovini: činjenice iz istorije BiH, ed. Adil Kulenović (Sara-
jevo: Altermedia d.o.o., Narodna i univerzitetska biblioteka BiH, 1991), 61–79.
5 Since 1918 Sarajevo were gradually losing the potency of the administrative and
political centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the adoption of The Vidovdan
Constitution on June 28 1921, The April laws in 1922, after which the country was
divided into 33 areas (six of them in Bosnia and Herzegovina) and the abolition of
provincial government in Bosnia and Herzegovina on February 25 1924, Sarajevo’s
administrative potency was reduced to the level of the headquarters of the Sarajevo’s
area. After introducing The 6 January Dictatorship in 1929, Sarajevo became the
provincial headquarters of Drina Banate. The April War and occupation in 1941 was
an introduction to a new period of history of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a part of a
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