Children's and Young People's Reception of Opera

Cilj ovoga rada bio je utvrditi glazbene preferencije učenika osnovne škole i gimnazije prema opernoj glazbi u različitim vremenskim razdobljima te poznatost glazbe na glazbene preferencije učenika. U istraživanju je korišten anonimni upitnik te glazbeni nosač zvuka koji sadrži dvadeset i jedan glazbeni primjer iz operne glazbe. Sudjelovalo je sveukupno 264 ispitanika iz osnovne škole (prvi, četvrti i osmi razred) te gimnazije (prvi i četvrti razred). Rezultati ukazuju na to da učenici u osnovnoj školi više preferiraju opernu glazbu nego učenici srednje škole. Nadalje, utvrdili smo da ne postoji razlika na preferencije operne glazbe između spolova. Zatim smo utvrdili da učenici daju bolju ocjenu onoj skladbi koja im nije poznata te da postoji razlika u preferencijama operne glazbe u odnosu na glazbeno povijesna razdoblja. Uočeno je i da učenici više preferiraju hrvatsku nacionalnu glazbu u odnosu na opere ostalih naroda.The aim of this work is to determine the musical preferences of elementary school and gymnasium pupilstowards operatic music from different time periods and the popularity of music based on the musical preferences of students. An anonymous questionnaire was used within the framework of the survey using the music carrier containing a twenty-one music-based sample. A total of 264 respondents from elementary school (first, fourth and eighth grade) and gymnasium (first and fourth grade) participated. The results showed that pupils in elementary school prefer opera music more than high school students. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that there is no difference in the preference of operatic music between the sexes. Also, it was found that the students gave a better rating to the piece they did not know about and that there is a difference in the preferences of operatic music based on musical historical periods. Finally, it was noted that pupils prefer Croatian operatic music more than the works of other nations