No. 1 (2001): Music Between the Two World Wars

         We have several major motives for starting a journal called Musicology. With this annual publication we wish to make our contribution to research on Serbian musical heritage and its presentation to domestic and international expert public. Our intention is to put special emphasis on discussions of themes not limited to local, national music but instead to include broader comparisons and observations. We also believe that contributions by our colleagues from abroad concerning similar problems in their areas can provide suitable opportunities for mutual exchange of information and direct comparison of
scientific attitudes, opinions and conclusions. Therefore, from the very beginning we have established cooperation with musicologists in other countries.
         The journal’s principal purpose is to publish thematic groups of articles focusing on a chosen topic. Thus, each issue will have a “main theme” dealing with specific musicological or ethnomusicological problems. Another section, Varia, is conceived as a presentation of articles that are not thematically related to the first group of texts.
        The fact that much basic research in Serbian musicology is still incomplete makes it difficult to generalize in syntheses, typologies and other discussions regarding our musicology and ethnomusicology. We would like our journal to inspire new research into these problems. That is why Musicology is open to the study of archive and field materials and for presentation of unpublished musical manuscripts. In addition, our pages will welcome synthetic approaches to problems and to intercultural and interdisciplinary studies.
         In a third section, Reviews, the reader will find critical commentaries of newly published books, sound editions and conferences. Finally, if special occasions require so, we shall publish additional texts. Already in this first issue, we are publishing texts about the life and work of Dragutin Gostuški, the prominent Serbian musicologist who was director of the Institute of Musicology for several years. Three other obituaries follow that group of texts.

         With a feeling of great loss we remember the late academician, professor Vladimir Peričić who greatly encouraged the founding of this journal. He helped us a lot by writing the first review of the articles submitted for publishing in the first issue. We shall miss his wisdom and friendly support.