Dobrianska L. Development of Musical Folkloristics in Lviv Conservatory (1939 – 1969)

The dissertation studies musical folkloristic activities that were being carried out between the years 1939 and 1969 at the Lviv State Conservatory, the principal ethnomusicological center in the Western Ukraine in the mid 20th century. Based on the systematically studied sources obtained from archives in both Ukraine and from abroad, as well as published materials, the main tendencies of teaching theoretical and practical emthomusicological disciplines in the Lviv Conservatory were explored. The musical folkloristic activities of the Conservatory’s professors and teachers were studied in detail, specifically collecting and post-field processing of folk music, processing of folk music, writing research and academic methodological papers, editorial work and preparation for publishing of the classical ethnomusicological legacy, cataloging and systematizing traditional songs and music, taking part in conferences, etc.