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Determinants of success of music production
Charvát, Daniel
The bachelor thesis examines factors that may considerably affect contemporary music preferences. A total of 755 songs were acquired from an online database British Singles Chart Top 40 in the period from 2013 to 2015. Afterwards, overall 29 music characteristics were examined through a survival analysis and 14 were considered significant at a 10 % significance level. The outcomes suggest that the success may be achieved through factors of a non-random character to a certain degree. It seems that pop and electronic are the most popular genres of recent years. Soundtrack songs and initial popularity are significant determinants of success as well. On the other hand, electronic keyboards, piano and heavy audio engineering appear to have a negative effect on the survivability on chart. The same is true for an increasing average length of words of lyrics.
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Czechoslovak Pop as a Tool of Propaganda: A Case Study of the Music Magazine Melodie between 1971 and 1973
Hamáčková, Eliška ; Hroch, Miloš (advisor) ; Bednařík, Petr (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the significance of popular music as a means of state ideology to strengthen power against the background of the events of the late 1960s and 1970s in Czechoslovakia. Specifically, the normalization period between 1971-1973 is analyzed in the pages of the music monthly Melodie. The theoretical part of the thesis is devoted to the influence of mass media, the criticism of mass culture and the characteristics of popular culture in communist Czechoslovakia. The methodological part defines an analytical strategy to identify white and black propaganda in Melodie magazine. The applied research method is hermeneutic content analysis of media messages. The analytical part focuses on the identification of propaganda elements in selected articles of Melodie magazine. The reflection on music production during the normalization period in Czechoslovakia included a variety of approaches and attitudes towards popular music. In the media messages examined, popular music appears predominantly as a stabilizing element for socialism. This thesis contributes to a deeper understanding of the role of popular music in socialist Czechoslovakia.
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Subcultures in photography|: K-pop fans
Svobodová, Markéta ; Géla, František (advisor) ; Lábová, Sandra (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on the exploration of subcultures in photography, placing particular emphasis on the subculture of K-pop fans. K-pop, a prominent representative of modern popular music and South Korean culture, has become a global phenomenon whose influence exceeds cultural and geographical boundaries, forming a unique community of its followers. The thesis analyzes how photography as a medium captures the dynamics and aesthetics of subcultures while serving as documentation of their social and cultural aspects. The output of the theoretical part defines the concept of subculture and situates K-pop within this definition. It also presents the methods and genres through which subcultures are most commonly captured and the techniques that prove functional in collaboration with closed groups.
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Czech Popular Songs Reflecting Society and Events of 1918-1945 and Involvment This Work to the Music Education.
Soběslavová, Terezie ; Saláková, Magdalena (advisor) ; Hons, Marie (referee)
The main point of this thesis is the Czech popular music focused on song writing in the period from the establishment of the independent Czechoslovak state to the end of World War II. The first Czechoslovak Republic was an era of intense cultural and social flourishing. Following that, the thesis explores how social influences and preference, current events, and last but not least, tendencies towards patriotic expressions impacted song writing at that time. Attention is given to genres of mass-produced popular music, referred to at the time as "hits" ("šlágry" in Czech) whose contemporary role was to comment on current events and reflect on the societal atmosphere. Despite the challenging period of the Protectorate, patriotic themes persisted, and songs became an important tool of moral resistance against fascism. The icon of Czech musical life of this period is undoubtedly Karel Hašler. His work reflected national pride and determination during dramatic events. The thesis attempts to outline an analysis of Hašler's songs in the context of the contemporary development. One important aim of the entire thesis is to incorporate this topic into the education process of music lessons. Another aspect is to contribute to a broader understanding of historical circumstances and the importance of popular...
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The impact of digital music distribution on the structure of songs and the way they are published
Škopek, Matěj ; Ježková, Tereza (advisor) ; Halada, Jan (referee)
The topic of this thesis is musical compositions and the potential impact of the modern method of their distribution on their structural characteristics, overall form, and method of their release. The work compares two periods, from the years 2005-2010 and 2015-2020, i.e., before and after the rise in popularity of music streaming services such as Spotify. The author's goal is to find a correlation between the changes of parameters selected by him and the development of the music industry and music distribution. In the work, the author first presents the concept of distribution in this broader, general sense of the word and its role as part of the marketing mix. It follows the role of distribution in the context of the music industry and a more detailed description and overall shape of the music market in each of the defined time periods. For each researched year, 10 songs were chosen that ranked at the top of the American music chart Billboard Hot 100. Therefore, the author's research includes 120 recordings. The monitored parameters are the length of the song, its tempo, the location of the first chorus, the total number of choruses, and whether the song was released as a separate single. The author presents five hypotheses that are based on the authors' publications in the field of music. As...
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Reactions of Foreign Performers of Popular Music to Selected Social Issues in the 21st Century
Krajdl, Erik ; Kruml, Milan (advisor) ; Halada, Andrej (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the reactions of foreign performers of popular music to selected social issues in the 21st century. The diploma thesis is divided into a theoretical part, a research methodology and an empirical part. In the theoretical part, the development of popular music is described and its genres are introduced. Selected social issues of today are also theoretically explained. Qualitative analyzes and research questions are defined in the research methodology. The empirical part includes two main types of research. In the first phase, a qualitative analysis of the content of musical texts together with a qualitative analysis of foreign media content is used on musical texts from this century. In-depth interviews are conducted in the second phase of the empirical part. In the conclusion, the results of the empirical part are interpreted and summarized. The aim of this diploma thesis is to find out, through qualitative analyzes and research questions, how world celebrities from the field of popular music stand towards selected social issues of the 21st century and what impact their opinions can have on the general public. The benefit of this diploma thesis is the analysis of the influence of musical texts and world-famous artists on the listeners thinking. Music is a big part of...
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The Beatles in the context of socialist Czechoslovakia in the radio documentary
Jakšič, Marek ; Lovaš, Karol (advisor) ; Gulda, Jana (referee)
The bachelor's thesis The Beatles in the Context of Socialist Czechoslovakia in the Radio Documentary is divided into two parts - practical and theoretical. The main practical part is focused on the impact of The Beatles on Czechoslovakian politics and culture. In the radio documentary, the author is trying to describe the atmosphere of the sixties. Therefore, the listeners can hear original Beatles songs as well as songs performed by Czechoslovakian interprets. Thanks to the comments of the singers and music publicists it is pointed out that The Beatles had a huge impact on Czechoslovakian society as, apart from the music itself, the band had a symbolic meaning creating a connection with the democratic world for the Czechoslovaks. The theoretical part of the thesis mainly deals with the definition of the radio documentary. It describes the particularities of radio broadcasting and it briefly mentions the history of radio broadcasting in Czechoslovakia. The creation of the radio documentary is also described in the practical part. It explains why the author decided to choose this topic and also the respondents and the choice of the target audience is clarified. The problems the author had to solve while working on this bachelor's thesis are mentioned and so are the experiences that I gained while...
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Conceptualization of Life in the Czech Popular Lyrics (Contribution to the Study of the Linguistic Picture of the World)
Janovská, Zuzana ; Vaňková, Irena (advisor) ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (referee)
This thesis examines the conceptualization of life in the lyrics of Czech popular songs of 1960s. The thesis derives theoretically and methodologically from cognitively and culturally-based approaches to language, especially from the theory of conceptual metaphor and metonymy (e. g. Lakoff and Johnson) and the concept of language as a picture of the world (school of Lublin). At first the thesis analyses the semantics of lexeme life. The analysis is based on the data from dictionaries and it reaches the basics of the linguistic picture of life as it is anchored in common language. Simultaneously the thesis works with the picture of life (in contrast with death) how it is served in the literature about Czech folk culture. The main part of this study consists of almost a hundred interpretations of lyrics from the examined period, which depict human life in its various stages and forms (through oppositions of life - death, youth - old age, etc.). The analysis follows relevant semantic elements which participate on its conceptualization. The thesis describes systematically and in detail particularly metaphors (structural, ontological and orientational), metonymy, and also the image schemes which are associated with life (scheme of JOURNEY, CYCLE). The attention is paid to their specific language...
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Construction of national identity in Eurovision Song Contest: case study
Bičíková, Zuzana ; Reifová, Irena (advisor) ; Vlasák, Zbyněk (referee)
The diploma thesis Construction of National Identity in Eurovision Song Contest: Case Study analyses the ways and forms of shaping the Czech national identity in the Eurovision Song Contest, the largest and most watched international festival of popular music in the world. In particular, the thesis aims to identify the manifestation of identity and self-presentation of the Czech Republic from the point of view of a media institution, in the national selection, in the form of the entry itself, in postcards and video clips as well as through voting and viewer ratings. These findings were attained by the combination of three research methods, namely semi-structured interviews with media professionals, qualitative content analyses of audio- visual materials and secondary data analysis. The theoretical framework presents basic concepts of identity formation and nationalism, and provides an in-depth presentation of the Eurovision Song Contest from geopolitical and sociocultural perspectives. The thesis outlines the historical development of the competition with regard to the political and cultural ideas it aims to endorse, and explains the development of participation with special focus on eastward expansion. Several examples of self- presentation and identity construction of other countries within the...
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