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Modern energy and decreasing the energy intensiveness of buildings
Kučera, Miroslav ; Popelka, Josef (referee) ; Havlík, Roman (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with possible energy-savings in the municipal buildings of Spytihněv. Moreover, it discusses the possible improvements of heating features and making use of renewable resources. This is meant to be achieved by a wrapper which is less demanding on energy consumption than those which have been used until now. Attention is also paid to a more efficient system of energy distribution. Both energetic and financial points of view are taken into consideration. The thesis consists of a few parts. Introduction, the first part, deals with renewable resources issues on a theoretical level. The second part is divided according to each individual analysed premise/building. At this point energy-saving proposal, choice of a heating system, a heating pump, a solar collector as well as energy-saving and financial calculation are included.
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Czech organist Jiřina Pokorná
Minářová, Marie ; POPELKA, Josef (advisor) ; TŮMA, Jaroslav (referee)
Jiřina Pokorná was an exceptional organist whose career included positions as titular organist, concert organist and organ teacher. The opening chapters of the thesis focus on Pokorná's life, especially her studies and a short teaching period at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. The following part discusses issues related to her work at the church of Our Lady Victorious in Prague. The final and most important part of the thesis covers memories of her friends and musicians who were in close with her. The thesis also includes concert programmes, databases and other appendices connected to Pokorná's concert career.
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Compositions for two organists
Gricová, Táňa ; POPELKA, Josef (advisor) ; TŮMA, Jaroslav (referee)
This thesis wants to capture the circumstances of creation of compositions for
an initial period of two organists. It also wants to bring a summary of tracks for two
players (both on one and on two instruments) as evidence of the interests of
composers in this field, as well as some assistance for those wishing to those
compositions. Thesis is divided into the following chapters:
The first chapter gives a brief overview of the history of European music with
respect to the period when at least sporadically appeared songs for two organists.
The second chapter gives a brief insight into the history of the organ, their
origin and evolution over the period music.
Chapter three discusses the parallel development of other keyboard
instruments, especially the piano and harpsichord, since a long time the musical
literature for organ and these instruments are virtually identical.
In the fourth chapter describes the development of chamber music and
following the fifth chapter provides an overview of the development of four-handed
play keyboards. Chapter Six brings a short treatise on the development works for two
organists and seventh identifies specific problems in the actual interpretation. In the
eighth chapter we follow compositional work of selected tracks and the ninth is of a
similar nature. It is given to me the most important compositions for two players, six
concerts P. Antonio Soler.
The most important contribution of this work is the tenth chapter. It is the
complete list of compositions organ duets.
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ORGAN IN THE ARVO PÄRT´S WORK
Pochopová, Marie ; POPELKA, Josef (advisor) ; ČERNÝ, Pavel (referee)
The thesis is concerned with the life and compositions of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and focuses on the importance of organ music in his work. It describes the complex development of his style caused by the inconvenience of his compositions’ themes for the then communist regime and Pärt’s conversion to the Orthodox Church. There is a separate part of the thesis devoted to the tintinnabuli style, characteristic for the second stage of his work life. Another part of the thesis focuses on the compositions for solo organ and vocal compositions with organ. It provides instructions for interpretation of each solo composition, based on literature or film records where the topic is explained by the author himself.
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