Between Music and PoliticsBabić, Petra (Avtor) 19th century music in Croatiamusic institutionsmusic and politicsCroatian composersThe 19th century in Croatia was the time of the first institutionalisation of musical culture – the first music institutes were organised, as well as the first music schools (independent of the “main schools”), and somewhat later numerous music societies (singing, instrumental, mixed). The dynamics of their emergence is closely linked to the contemporary political situation, and the activity within a particular society itself – in terms of public engagement – meant more than just enjoying desirable entertainment, finding solace in music making or the possibility of making musical education more accessible to wider social strata. This paper will present different types of music societies/associations founded throughout the 19th century in continental Croatia, examine the dependence of their establishment in relation to the then ruling political authorities, and in particular examine the perception and role of composers in those societies. The research for this paper was financed by the Croatian Science Foundation with project IP-2020-02- 4277 “Institutionalization of modern bourgeois musical culture in the 19th century in civil Croatia and Military Border – MusInst19”.Založba Univerze na Primorskem in Festival Ljubljana20262026-03-10 11:17:52Delo ni kategorizirano22755sl