POLITICAL HISTORY AND STYLISTIC TRANSFORMATION OF MUSICAL CULTURE: MECHANISMS OF INFLUENCE AND MEDIATION

Abstract

This article examines political history as a formative factor in the stylistic transformation of musical culture, emphasizing mechanisms of influence and mediation rather than direct political determination. Musical style is approached as a culturally embedded and historically situated phenomenon shaped by political regimes, ideological configurations, and institutional frameworks. Drawing on cultural theory and interdisciplinary analysis, the study challenges the notion of stylistic autonomy by demonstrating how political processes restructure cultural fields, redefine aesthetic priorities, and influence the conditions of stylistic legitimacy. The research adopts a cultural-analytical methodology integrating concepts of mediation, cultural hegemony, symbolic power, and institutional regulation. Political history is interpreted not as a causal force acting upon music but as a structured environment within which stylistic norms are produced, stabilized, and transformed. Particular attention is paid to the role of institutions, education, cultural policy, and critical discourse as mediating structures translating political configurations into aesthetic conventions. The article argues that stylistic transformation in musical culture represents an adaptive cultural process responding to historical ruptures and shifts in power relations. This perspective allows for a more nuanced understanding of musical style as a dynamic cultural formation and outlines directions for further research into comparative historical and cross-cultural contexts.