摘要：The authors have discussed the sociocultural conditionality of music. Starting from the premise that the complete music, including the artistic one, is the social construct, so, because of that, it must be observed in consideration of the social and cultural aspects, the authors have considered the new paradigm of cultural study of music. Preferences towards specific musical quality are based on interaction between different factors. The musical preferences of the Teacher's College University of Split – students, with reference to their tendency towards popular and art music have been researched. The result of our research verified the hypothesis about the musical taste of young people directed towards the popular musical idiom, as well as their predominant orientation towards the art music of earlier style periods.
关键词：sociocultural context; musical preferences of young people; tipology of audience; popular music; art music.
