Appendix 6 - International Music Council

derivates, which are often understood as the national music, and they are supported by the
state.
Russia still has a worldwide significant school of classical music, though it is less
prominent and less state supported than it was during the Soviet era.
From Belarus some restrains against rock musicians have been reported. There have also
been repressions against musicians
taking part in the political actions of the opposition. The
state radio has a 75% quote of Belarusian music.
Slovakia
Up to 1989 Slovakian musical life could rely on generously funded major state institutions
that were stable but exercised strict ideological control. Since then, freedom and openness
developed, but were accompanied by declining resources and financial insecurity. There are
major musical institutions for classical music as well in the capital as in the regions.
Traditional
music groups are quite active, and there is a network of elementary music
schools. Music life is organised in music association. The audience for classical music is
declining.
Slovenia
Slovenia has a plurality of musical forms, styles and structures ranging from international
popular music, classical music, and contemporary music to folk music which includes
revived folk, so called "authentic" traditional music and folklore groups. Minorities
contribute to musical diversity. Officially, there are Hungarian and Italian minorities,
whereas Gypsies and Bosnians are not recognised as minorities.
Sweden
Sweden's musical landscape
is characterized by cultural richness and diversity. There is a
lot of classical music, jazz and pop, but also popular music reaching from folklore to hip
hop.
Traditional music still is "alive", but due to its strong link to the agricultural way of living
is only practiced by a very small percentage of the Swedish society. There are hybrid
musical forms, which are not promoted purposely. Noteworthy is the high amount of
amateur choirs in Sweden.
Turkey
Turkey is a multiethnic country (the major ethno-religious groups are the Turks and Kurds,
the most important minorities are Arabs, Cherkessians, Armenians, and Greeks)
and the
Turkish musical landscape is very diverse and very dynamic.
Development of hybrid
genres and styles is every day life. Music is hardly
funded or subsidized, musicians are
often quite poor. Turkish traditional and folk music is deep-seated and often builds the
basement for Turkish pop and rock music. Musical diversity is high and ranges from
classical Turkish music, Western classical and modern music, pop, rock
and jazz to Turkish
fusion and Turkish ethnic music.
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