The Presence of Traditional Slavonian Music in the Opera „Ero s onoga svijeta“ by the Composer Jakov Gotovac

Abstract

Within the rich music opus that is inspired by traditional music, a part of it was created under the influence of Slavonian folk music. This work shows the usage of Slavonian folk music in artistic music using the most famous and most performed Croatian opera Ero s Onoga Svijeta [Ero the Joker] by the composer Jakov Gotovac (1895–1982) as an example. The presence of traditional Slavonian music inside the work is revealed through the recognizable tune named bećarac.