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INTERPRETATION AND SOUND RENDITION OF THE RECORDINGS OF SMETANA´S QUARTET IN E MINOR
Pohnán, Jiří ; RYBÁŘ, Jaroslav (advisor) ; STEJSKALOVÁ, Sylva (referee)
The goal of this study is an interpretative and sound analysis of the recordings of Smetana's quartet in E minor, "From My Life". For this purpose recordings of The Bohemian Quartet, The Smetana Quartet, The Lindsay String Quartet, The Skampa Quartet and The Pavel Haas Quartet were selected. By a method of analysis, we determined character of the components involved in the impression of the composition and then we compared the individual outputs. The results provide a comprehensive view on these issues.
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Introduction to the signal processing in broadcasting chain
Beneš, Filip ; ZIKMUND, Tomáš (advisor) ; URBAN, Ondřej (referee)
The thesis deals with the processing of audio signal for radio and television broadcasting with emphasis on dynamics processing of music audio signal in radio broadcast chain. It deals with the question of modifying in the musical content and also the art work of the sound engineer.
The basic dynamics processing, the principle of how the transmission chain works and as a special part the analysis of parts of the broadcasting processor are described here. The thesis offers an insight into individual parts of the processor including a warning about the possibility of their negative influence on the content.
The thesis includes the world’s most widespread and in Czech Republic available audio broadcasting platforms.
It is accompanied by an illustrative experiment with that compares a music recording before and after both analog and digital broadcasting chain passage pointing out its basic influences.
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Grammy Awards and winners of jazz music
Bártová, Kristýna ; RŮŽIČKA, Karel (advisor) ; MATZNER, Antonín (referee)
This thesis focuses on the categorization of music and valuation of popular music through Grammy Awards. More specifically, the thesis focuses on the categorization of jazz music and appreciation of jazz music. The text contains a detailed analysis of selected award-winning instrumental jazz albums, history and development of the genre of jazz and its influence on popular music from. In the last chapter of the thesis concerns the difference between the American and European jazz and also contains a detailed list of awarded jazz instrumental album.
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