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Štěpán Rak´s contribution of the clasical guitar
Malhocká, Pavlína ; RAK, Štěpán (advisor) ; ZELENKA, Milan (referee)
The bachelor thesis depicts Štěpán Rak´s life, compositions and hie merits of music. It tells a story of his early childhood, his studies and his path forming his career as a world-known guitarist and as a great composer. It includes his stay in Finland and his travels around the world, his experiences, that moulded his personality.It involves also his great contribution as a pedagogue. It describes his prominent fivefinger technigue and technical exercises of some of his successful graduates. It mentions his meeting with his blood-related relatives, that tiook place when he was already 65 years old. An unusual and an interesting subchapter is dedicated to his spiritual insight of the world, that determines his thoughts, actions and his influence on his vicinity.The second chapter introduces in details his composition Variace na téma Jaromíra Klempíře, which gives the reader a general insight of Štěpán Rak´s ways of composing.
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Joaquín Rodrigo - A Journey to Fame
Czuczor, Patrik ; ZELENKA, Milan (advisor) ; RAK, Štěpán (referee)
My Bachelors Thesis called Joaguín Rodrigo - A journey to fame originated mainly from some translations from publucations in foreing languages ( most often from english or spanish). This choice of personality of Joaguín Rodrigo as a theme of my work was just a logical, because his most favourite work - Concerto for guitar and orchestra called Concierto de Aranjuez is in every respect the most played and can say also the best composition for the instrument which I follow up. I have already describe the circumstances which led me to narrow down the theme to the certain - relativela short - period of composers life in preface: Joaguín Rodrigo lived for very long time and therefore it is very complicated to find suitable literature about his personality and his works, so I described specially that period of his life which is in my opinion the most interesting for me as well as for some other readers, so this tima which prevented creation of already mentioned Concierto de Aranjuez after which he became famous very quickly ( hence the neme : J.R. - A journey to fame). I think, my Bachelors Thesis may be very useful especially for those who are, the same as me, interested in the personality and Works of Joaguín Rodrigo, possible to other celebrities associated with the Spanish culture that the text is also mentioned in connection with my topic. The main contribution of my work is, in my opinion that I sought a lot of information in foreing publications, which are not currently available to virtually all and I got quite a lot of musical and other illustrations, which can also be extremely difficult to get.
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Guitar Tradition in the Territory of historical Belarus
Krein, Nikita ; RAK, Štěpán (advisor) ; ZELENKA, Milan (referee)
This bachelor´s thesis deals with the development of guitar tradition in the territory of historical Belarus, from the beginning of the 16th century to nowadays. It also contains aspects of the lute development in the same field. This work is concentrated on the evolution process and personalities - guitarists, lutists,composers writing for these instrments and luthiers. It examines the evolution of professional guitar education in Belarus and the development of national interpretational school.The exposed material is not only declaimed but also evaluated by an authorized opinionb.Some processes are criticized.
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Jana Boušková
Hrachovinová, Hana ; BOUŠKOVÁ, Jana (advisor) ; RAK, Štěpán (referee)
This bachelor thesis contains mainly biography of Jana Boušková and her gulded discography. The first part describes important events and countless achievements of the artistic life of this world - renowned harpist. The discography section provides the following information ( if available) of all the CD projects in which Jana Boušková participated : title, number, artists, publisher and year of publication, time and venue of recording, music and sound director, contents. The conclusion of my work summarizes the different aspects of importance of Jana Boušková for the Czech culture. As a source I used mainly infomation from personal interviews with my professor Mrs. doc. Jana Boušková and documents which she kindly lent me ( brochures of the competitions and the World Harp Congress, concert programs, CDs, newspaper articles). Another important source of information was the internet. Also doc. Bouškova´s mother, profwssor of Prague Conservatory Mrs. Libuše Váchalová kindly gave me an interview.
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An unknown Manuscript for a Harp by Elias Parish Alvars in the czech Muzeum of Music
Carrara, Simona ; BOUŠKOVÁ, Jana (advisor) ; RAK, Štěpán (referee)
Until now among the works catalogue of the harpist and composer Elias Perish Alvars there was no trace of a composition called " Grande Fantasie sur des Airs Nationaux Anglais" for solo harp. We have found it in the library archive of the Czech Museum of Music in Prague: it is a manuscript autographed by the composer, dated 1843 and never publishe before.The main section of the dissertation regards the manuscript itself. The studying of it has been faced from a formal, harmonic, stylistic and historic point of view. After an introduction about the "Fantasia" every air is examined in detail, without leaving out the historic information behind every section. The most important part is then the critical edition of the manuscript that respects very carefully all the indications made by Parish Alvars in person.After a section to the enchanting figure of the composer, his life, works and the period he had lived in, the work gives references also to the double action pedal harp that had the main role in the harp music harp since its patent of 18140. The "Grande Fantasie" interesting discovery is composition and we are glad to present it in this dissertation work.
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Parisien and Viennese Guitar School and their Benefits
Moučková, Michaela ; RAK, Štěpán (advisor) ; ZELENKA, Milan (referee)
As the title would suggest, the goal of my master thesis was to build the complete arch that would hold at the time of its brightest shine, at the times of Parisien and Viennese school. From my own opinion is this epoch of guitar, allocated by the end of classicism and the early romantism, in the universe of music, one of the most remarkable. This attractiveness is proven epecially thru the giutar literature of that time, that with its beauty, imaginativeness and permanent artistic recensy, is with no doubt the most significant. The first chapter is devided betwen the two subchapters. It pictures social-political and cultural situation of the turn of 18th and 19th century. In the first subchapter, I briefly capture the manners of changes of musical speech, predetermining then the speech of guitar composers of early romantism. Then in the second subchapter, I notice the most important genres and musical forms, preferred especially at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of 19th, from which our previously surveyed guitar schools were born. In second chapter I summarize the form of the early romantic guitar of the beginning of 19th century. I notice here the most significant names of master guitar builders and characteristics of their type of work. In following next two important chapters, 3rd and 4th, I talk about the most important modern guitar composers of Viennese and Parisien school of that time. Thru the short biographies and significant milestones of each personalities mentioned, I cite selected pieces for guitar, which by its meaning overcome typical expectations. The next subchapter then picks up the most influential contemporaries and followers who affect collaterally with both mentioned guitar schools, though not involved within them. The conclusion then in a few sentences points at the importance and unimaginable value of the guitar music of the first half of the 19th century, which has a worldwide merit revolutionary influence up to now.
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Benjamin Britten - Noctural after John Dowland Op.70
Moravec, Filip ; ZELENKA, Milan (advisor) ; RAK, Štěpán (referee)
The aim of my Diploma Thesis " Benjamin Britten - Noctural after John Dowland Op. 70 is to describe one of the most important pieces for solo guitar of the twentieth century. First, I deal with the personality of the composer of the piece and of the original. I also mention all of circumstances of this composition. I analyze the work from many perspectives - contextual, technical and interpretational. Then I present my own interpretation. At the end of the diploma thesis I deal with the first recording of the Noctural Op. 70.
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Mauro Giuliani : Guitar Concertos
Zelinka, Aleš ; RAK, Štěpán (advisor) ; ZELENKA, Milan (referee)
In my thesis, I would like to emphasise to general consciousness relatively few played (but well known) guitar concertos of the guitar virtuoso and composer, living at the end of 18th century and the beginning of 19th, Mauro Giuliani. I would like to perform it in such a manner, that in the first part, I will set his musical personality into a context of his time and shortly describe his musical career and whereabouts, especially in a relation with many signifiant personalities from his surrounding, with who he has collaborated with, or got inspiration from, so that it influenced his work.
In the next part, I would cite all the major fields of his work and evaluate them from today?s perspective as a performer. Technical requirements of his compositions are very individual and therefore the author is very valuable for a wide range of guitarists. Many of Giuliani?s compositions are very few known, so I would like to especially pick these up to attention, that I consider they don?t deserve to be quite forgotten or overlooked.
Then, in the following chapter, I will analyse the 3 existing guitar concertos. That should be the core of my thesis. Especially, I would like to focus on 3rd concerto F-major op.70, originally written for the terz guitar.
At the end, I will make an emphasis on the meaning of his concertos in the way, that I sum up the conclusions from the previous chapter. From the perspective of classical guitar literature are these concertos very valuable, because in comparison with some other instruments, we have a very few of them in general. Especially from this period of time and this quality.
Aleš Zelinka
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Guitar creation of M.M.Ponce - Preludes for quitar
Vrtiška, Vojtěch ; Rak, Štěpán (advisor) ; Zelenka, Milan (referee) ; Boušková, Jana (referee)
This work takes interest in quitar creation of M.M.Ponce. It contains his brief biography, and describes Ponces collaboration with Andrés Segovia, which turned to be one of the milestones in the history of classical quitar. Peculiar interes is taken in the set of 24 preludes. The work contains comparison of two existing editions, description of historical background of the set, and analysis of 12 preludes publicated by Schott.
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Paco de Lucía - Live and Art Production
Heřman, Vít ; Rak, Štěpán (advisor) ; Boušková, Jana (referee) ; Zelenka, Milan (referee)
The subject of this bachelors work is the personality of guitar artist Pace de Lucia. The story of his family, chilhood, musical progress, and solo and chamber projects is being narrated. The work contains a general view of his perfect work in the areas of Spanish music and flamenco guitar. Through this work we will get to know the man who raised Spanish musical culture to the world stages, and whose name is the real phenomenon in the area of flamenco guitar.
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