Review article
https://doi.org/10.21066/carcl.libri.2017-06(02).0005
Children’s songs and their edifying role from old Croatian songbooks to the present day
Kristina Repar
orcid.org/0000-0001-9167-9327
; Women’s Gymnasium of the Sisters of Mercy Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The paper focuses on children’s poetry and its presence in Croatian culture. The first part is dedicated to Dječja čitanka o zdravlju [A Child’s Reader on Health] by Ivana BrlićMažuranić, a collection of poems which uses humour to promote health education among children. Aimed at preventing the spread of tuberculosis, the book lists various modes of preventing this disease. The paper then discusses historical approaches to child singing promoted by music pedagogues. The second part of the paper provides a brief overview of Pjevanka – sto dječjih popievaka za jedno grlo s napjevi, tekstom i metodičkim uvodom [A Songbook: One Hundred Children’s Songs for a Solo Singer with Music, Lyrics, and a Methodological Introduction] by Franjo Kuhač (1885) and Pjevanka: za djecu pučkih škola [A Songbook: For Elementary School Pupils] by Vilko Novak (1904) and Pjesmice: za predškolsku djecu uz klavir, harmoniku ili tambure [Little Songs for Pre-school Children for Piano, Accordion or Tamburas] by Slavko Janković (1957). The aim of the paper is to document the permanent presence of children’s poetry set to music within Croatian culture, and to highlight its contribution to the development of children’s personalities and healthy habits.
Keywords
Dječja čitanka o zdravlju; Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić; music scores; children’s songs; children’s poetry; Croatian songbooks; music education
Hrčak ID:
193811
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2017.
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