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Hugo Riemann's Correspondence with Josef Jiránek from the Fonds of the Bedřich Smetana Museum
Vejvodová, Petra ; Ottlová, Marta (advisor) ; Hradecká, Dita (referee)
The thesis focuses on autograph letters sent by Hugo Riemann to Josef Jiránek, currently archived in the Bedřich Smetana Museum. The collection includes nine letters (two copies by Josef Jiránek), 12 postal cards and two envelopes. There are also two printed announcements (related to Riemann's 60th birthday.) Apart from addressing the theory of phrasing, Riemann's letters reflect upon theoretical and teaching treatises by both Riemann and Jiránek. The letters served as an invaluable source of information for Riemann's fundamental piece of work, the Musik-Lexikon. The objective of the thesis is to duly transcribe, summarize and comment on the correspondence which has received little attention by scholars so far.
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Josef Jiránek in the light of the Prague's archive sources
Křivský, Václav ; Ottlová, Marta (advisor) ; Gabrielová, Jarmila (referee)
The thesis focuses on virtuoso pianist, teacher, musical theoretician and composer Josef Jiránek (1855 - 1940). The thesis draws from Josef Jiránek's own estate, as well as resources kept at various archive institutions in Prague. It underlines Josef Jiránek's merit as regards the art of the piano and piano education in particular, while emphasizing Hugo Riemann's influence on his music-teaching as well as theoretical ideas. In the light of the Prague resources, Josef Jiránek may be viewed as a follower of the traditional interpretation legacy of Bedřich Smetana. Nonetheless, by further elaborating Smetana's legacy from a purely scientific perspective and with his analytical and rational approach to piano work, Josef Jiránek had indeed largely contributed to the development and evolution of piano education and piano reproduction art - regardless of the fact that his ideas and methods were later overcome. The objective of this thesis is to open a gateway that would attract greater attention of musicologists to Josef Jiránek, who has been on the periphery of their interest and whose true picture remains hidden under the label "Bedřich Smetana's pupil".
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