The history of performers and professors of wind music in Kosovo

Abstract

The music art took place in society since the primitive community. Thousands of 
years before our era the first simple melodies were created. To the reach people 
the music had an entertainment role because covered the atmosphere in feasts 
and in glorifying God. To the ordinary people the music reflected the life full of 
difficulties and the hope for a better life. These features defined also the 
characteristics of various ceremonial, the religious affiliation, wedding songs, the 
villagers and artisan’s music. In Kosovo the development of the music, because of 
the conditions in our country, was not an issue which should be spoken or even less 
act. However, the Albanian people as a music lover has always find the ways to 
celebrate and do music in family parties. The wind music in Kosovo is ancient and 
our people with its possibilities gave life to this music. The instruments they used 
are: mouthpiece, flute, ocarina etc. During the regime some music personalities 
find the way to finish their studies in Faculties of Art in the region and wider by 
enriching in this way the cultural activities in the country.