ISSN: 2247-6172 ISSN-L: 2247-6172 Review of Applied Socio- Economic Research (Issue 2/ 2011), Page | 149 URL: http://www.reaser.eu e-mail: editors@reaser.eu A socio-cultural perspective of the musical arts, from the historic Banat region, in the European cultural context Felician Rosca 1 , Roxana Ardeleanu 2 , Madalina Dorgo 3 1 West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Music, 2 West University of Timisoara, 3 College of Arts Vidu Ion in Timisoara Abstract. In the context of economic development since the 1990s, but also in the current economic crisis and dilemma, an analysis of the role of musical art in the coming 20 years is an exciting topic. This study aims to provide a perspective from the point of view of future music projects institutional in a favorable economic environment but also in terms of future changes on the economic and financial background less friendly to the historic area of Banat. Defined as an economic zone with a real success, the Banat Regional pole offers a positive perspective of contemporary musical arts. At the same time it offers the possibility of managerial and institutional changes, based on current research and studies of socio-economic impact made by doctoral thesis at West University of Timisoara, Faculty of Music. Keywords: art, music, economic environment, future changes. JEL Codes: I21, I28 1. Banat and the musical arts in the present economic context Defined as a historic area with exceptional artistic resources, with institutions of musical tradition positively appreciated nationally and internationally in outstanding schools (musical art high schools in Timisoara, Arad and Resita, at the Faculty of Music of the West University of Timisoara), in musical institutions such as Banatul Philharmonic of Timisoara, the Philharmonic of Arad and the National Romanian Opera House of Timisoara, the historic region of Banat is a factor of musical culture. Defined as an economic area with a real success, the regional pole of Banat offers a positive perspective to contemporary musical arts. From a simplistic analysis of the different musical genres, classical, traditional or light, new musical genres of pop music, at present we can find a number of musical institutions that offer any taste and musical need. By means of the various musical institutions, all of them state institutions and where arts have an appropriate place in terms of institutional representation. Thus, folk music is represented by the School of Arts, The Centre of Culture and Arts as well as by folk music bands among which Ansamblul Profesionist Banatul (www modest cultural associations or NGOs, each musical genre has a wide perspective in a cosmopolitan and multinational cultural environment. As a fact, the region of Banat is famous for its ethnic and religious tolerance, by the original way in which the different cultures of the Romanians, Hungarians, Germans, Swabians, Serbs, Bulgarian, Roma, Ukrainians and in the last years 1 Professor Doctor, holder for cultural management course for Master Studies, Tel.: +40744987686, E-mail address: felixorganist@gmail.com 2 Ph.D. lecturer, with doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Management of WUT, Tel.: +400724507973, E-mail address: roxana_sorana@yahoo.com 3 PhD., teacher , PhD. Gheorghe Dima Music Academy in Cluj Napoca, Tel.: +40722136594, E-mail address: madalinarosca@yahoo.com