The historical development of such music in Dubrovnik was accompanied by a number of hardships, financial problems, as well as competitive ones. As a point of interest, we note that there were as many as five bands at the same time in Dubrovnik during a certain period after World War I. After World War II, a National Band was formed in Dubrovnik, a unique musical body that was active under this name until 1981. It was then renamed the Brass Band of Dubrovnik, a name it has retained up until today. In Dubrovnik, the tradition of playing in a Brass Band orchestra has been passed on from generation to generation in numerous families, whose members are active musicians in the "mužiki", as it is fondly called. The Dubrovnik Majorettes, a team of thirty girls, have been performing alongside Dubrovnik’s Brass Band for the past few years.