https://doi.org/10.31648/hip.891
„Slavonic idea” is a general term, which refers to many political, philosophical and cultural plots, inspired by linguistic and cultural affinity of Slavonic nations. Such movements as Slavophilism and Pan-Slavism aimed at political and cultural unity of all Slavs. This idea had also a strong influence on nineteenth- and twentieth-century music, especially in Central and East European countries. Slavonic idea expressed on the field of music in many ways. Under its influence was created a large number of musical compositions. We can divide them into few groups. In some pieces the Slavic character was strongly marked in their titles (the very well-known example is Dvorak’s Slavonic dances). Slavonic composer used typically Slavic song and dance genres like Polish mazurek or Ukrainian dumka (for instance piano mazurkas composed by Russian composers - Milij Balakirev, Alexander Scriabin and others; dumka as a slow part in works of Dvorak). Operatic librettos were based on Slavonic legends and history. The other way of realization of Slavonic idea in music were musical contacts between Slavonic musicians (Dvorak and Tchaikovsky; role of Czech musicians in musical life in Croatia and Serbia). There were organized special concerts of Slavonic music too. The idea of Slavic music appears also in musicological commentaries: Slavic character in music was usually connected with specific emotional categories like nostalgia, yearning or the Chopinesque żal (sorrow, sadness).
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