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Štefan Németh-Šamorínsky: Life and Work of Art
Flamíková, Eva ; Tůma, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Hora, Jan (referee)
The Slovakia of the early 20th century was experiencing something like a musical rebirth with a new promising generation of composers and interpreters. Bratislava, by then not so quite well-known as of today, became a centre of the Slovakian culture. The role of the new musicians was difficult as they started virtually out of nothing with a support of just a few well-educated teachers. One of the personages I will cover in my thesis, focusing on his work, is Štefan Németh Šamorínsky. He was the student of Alexander Albert, who discovered in him en extraordinary natural talent. Béla Bartok, a Budapest music master and composer helped young promising Németh with both organ play and composition. Németh´s musical growth and works are connected with Bratislava, where he worked as an organist and chorus-master in the St. Martin´s Cathedral. hismusical sense is incredible. He establishes new chorus and orchestra and he goes on composing, his works culminating with his masterpiece - Bratislava Mass. This composition captures his musical and personal growth, as well as Bratislava social environment. I hope that my thesis will make the public more familiar with the so far not so well-known Stefan Németh and his example will serve as an impulse for Slovakian musical renaissance.
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