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Medea by Pavel Vranicky. A musical travesty
Kadlec, Daniel ; Niubo, Marc (advisor) ; Gabrielová, Jarmila (referee)
The bachelor thesis focuses on Medea, a stage work by Paul Wranitzky (1756-1808). Based on the study of historical musical sources and drawing on scientific literature it offers a detailed image of this travesty (or parody) of Georg Anton Benda's (1722-1795) melodrama Medea. The thesis describes the parameters of the work, compares the work with its model and puts it into the context of the contemporary Viennese so called "popular" theater. It also explores the influence which empress Marie Therese of Naples and Sicily had on its creation. The empress acted as a patron and collector of music and she fostered an intensive musical culture at her court. The analytical part deals with the text and the music of Medea and the techniques used therein to achieve parodic and comical effects.
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F. X. Brixi's Oratorium pro die sacro parasceves
Labudová, Jana ; Niubo, Marc (advisor) ; Slavický, Tomáš (referee)
The thesis deals with the musical and stylistic analysis of the F. X. Brixi's oratorio Judas Iscariothes, that was preserved in the Osek Monastery under the name Oratorio pro die sacro parasceves. The first part of the thesis describes the musical history, preserved music sources and inventories of Osek. The next section deals with the oratorio in Osek. The main point of this chapter is to inventory oratorio productions performed in Osek during the 18th and early 19th century. The key part of the thesis is the musical and style analysis of the oratorio Judas Iscariothes. Appendix contains the edition of this oratorio.
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The Sacred Works of Domenico Sarri in Bohemia
Čermáková, Eva ; Niubo, Marc (advisor) ; Kapsa, Václav (referee)
The diploma thesis contributes to study of the Italian and Czech origins of the sacred music by Neapolitan composers from the first third of the 18th century. The first chapters of the thesis concentrate on classification of manuscripts with music by the Neapolitan composer Domenico Sarri (1678-1744) whose many works have been preserved in Czech music archives. Though Sarri demonstrably was a significant representative of the Neapolitan music production of his time, his work has not yet been adequately explored. This thesis therefore also includes a complete reconstruction of Sarri's psalm Dixit Dominus F major. In the last part of the thesis, this piece is analyzed and compared within the selection of few works by Sarri and his contemporaries with the aim to specify some of the general and individual aspects of Sarri's musical thinking.
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Giovanni Manzuoli and his vocal profile of the 1760s
Havlíčková, Magda ; Niubo, Marc (advisor) ; Gabrielová, Jarmila (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the personality of Giovanni Manzuoli (1720-1782), the singing castrato. The thesis summarises the present knowledge and reconstructs his singing career on the basis of his known opera performances. The text focuses on the last decade of Manzuoli's artistic career which offers the richest source base for interpretation, including commentaries about performances and records of the amount of the honorarium. The fundamental part of the thesis is a repertoire analysis which had been composed bespoke for Manzuoli. Selected arias from 1760s are analysed mainly through the prism of singing technique and interpretation of that time. The result of this analysis is an outline of Manzuoli's vocal profile. Keywords Giovanni Manzuoli, opera seria, castrato, 18th century, vocal profile, arias analysis
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Johann Alois Lamb in the context of musical culture in Bohemia of the second half of the 18. century
Michl, Jakub ; Ottlová, Marta (advisor) ; Niubo, Marc (referee)
This dissertation deals with knowledge about the life and work of Johann Alois Lamb - teacher (Kantor) acting in Vrchlabí from the second half of 18th century until his death in 1820. In attempt to set this personality into the cultural context of his time, the initial interest focuses on important contemporary local phenomena such as passion-plays, the Augustinian monastery, theater societies, the local school, and also the residence of Count Morzin. An independent chapter deals with Lamb's life, his work in school and musical activities. The chapter about his work is dedicated to musical sources, the authenticity of their authorship and provenience of single copies, then followed by a brief analysis of Lamb's composition. The appendix contains the present proposal of the thematic catalogue with lists of questionable and confuted compositions, and also a diplomatic transcription of Lamb's miniature oratorio Der gute Samaritan.
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Giuseppe Sarti's Operatic Arias in Prague Collections
Kalinová, Nikola ; Niubo, Marc (advisor) ; Šedivá, Eliška (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the occurence of operatic arias of Italian composer Giuseppe Sarti in Prague. The starting point of this work is research of the archive resources of the basic Prague institutions and consequential creating of the list of all available sources. On this basis three most numerous arias are chosen and they are farther remited to musical and textual analyse. Thanks to this analysis it is possible to get closer to Sarti's way of musical composition, in general then to gain evidences of Italina opera during the Classic period. Moreover this analysis provide an opportunity for better understanding of musical conventions and taste in Bohemia in late 18th century. One part of this work is also the overwriting of the selected arias. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Oratorio Santa Cecilia by Antonio Draghi
Czerninová, Anna ; Niubo, Marc (advisor) ; Veverka, Karel (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the oratorio Santa Cecilia by Antonio Draghi (1634 - 1700). The paper also summarizes the present knowledge about Draghi and his work, deals with the origins of the oratorio in Italy and the adoption and development of its tradition in Vienna during the 17th century. The thesis also focuses on the legend of Saint Cecily as a theme in music and includes the edition of selected arias and one ensemble of this oratorio. Key Words Antonio Draghi, Santa Cecilia, oratorio, Emperor's court, Leopold I., Vienna, 17th century, musical analysis
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Mass compositions by Antonio Caldara in Prague
Veverka, Karel ; Niubo, Marc (advisor) ; Jakubcová, Alena (referee)
Each of the three parts of the present thesis treats one aspect of researching Antonio Caldara's masses written in Prague. Chapter One maps the current state of research and relevant basic sources on the Czech territory. Chapter Two focuses on a detailed description and following collations of Caldara's seven masses, quite exceptionally obtained from the musical collection of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, with other concordant sources. Examples of watermarks and manuscripts can be found in the Attachment. The partial analysis of selected masses described in Chapter Three serves as a complement to the research of sources. Much attention is given to the macro-structural division of mass compositions in relation to the liturgy.
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Salieri's Axur Re d'Ormus in Prague 1788
Bastlová, Eliška ; Niubo, Marc (advisor) ; Jakubcová, Alena (referee)
The master thesis deals with the Antonio Salieri's opera Axur, Re d'Ormus and its premiere in 1788 at Nostitz Theatre in Prague. First part of thesis represents source research. On the basis of printed librettos, playbills and periodicals we can observe presence of Salieri's operas in repertory of Prague theaters from 1773 to 1806. Main part of thesis constitute musical and dramatic analysis of Salieri's Axur. This analysis is focused to Prague "version", which represents printed libretto. Musical and textual sources, used in analysis, was furthermore properly investigated. Through mutual comparison was suggested stemma, indicated to relations between these sources and simultaneously to processes, proceeded during transfer of work between particular theaters. I pay attention especially to axis Vienna-Prague-Dresden in period 1788-1789.
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