The topic of this thesis is specific because it points to the patriotic motives in the works by Vatroslav Lisinski, but also to his relationship with Czech folk music and his influence on it. It was precisely this connection between the two peoples and their music which was crucial to Lisinski and finally helped him to clearly express patriotic motives in the first Croatian operas, solo songs and choral music. The main purpose of this thesis is to deepen the awareness of his role and to explore his contribution to Croatian art music at the time of the Croatian National Revival. The focus will be on the research of Lisinski's vocal and vocal-instrumental works. Furthermore, the study will give great importance to the first two Croatian operas Love and Malice and Porin. Along with the operas, the thesis also focuses on the patriotic motives of Lisinski's solo songs and choral music, whose original idea derives from the study of folk melodies. Finally, the author will introduce a pedagogical-didactical approach, in order to show the possibilities of using Lisinski's works for teaching elementary school students within the Music Appreciation courses.