The Activities of the Musicological Section of the Polish Composers’ Union over the 70 Years of its Existence

The article is intended to characterise and summarise the main activities of the Musicological Section of the Polish Composers’ Union. Since the beginning (the addition of the Musicological Section to the Polish Composers’ Union took place officially during the 4th General Assembly of the PCU, held between 20 and 22 November 1948 in Warsaw) one of its basic objectives has been to disseminate Polish scholars’ musical research. This objective is constantly pursued through two inter-related main activities, such as conferences and publishing projects. The most important research of Polish musicologists and music theorists is presented at the annual Musicological Conferences of the PCU, organised quite regularly since 1966. There have been 47 such events so far, not counting unnumbered. In the publishing field, the first official journal of the Section was Kwartalnik Muzyczny, revived in 1948–1950, which had an important pre-war tradition. After a long break, its function was taken over by the periodicals launched in 2004— Polski Rocznik Muzykologiczny and Musi- cology Today. The journals also serve as a platform for the publication of selected conference papers. In addition, the peri- odicals are to disseminate the results of Polish scholars’ studies in English, which may help to highlight their international relevance.