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Popular Music in Television Entertainment in 90's in Czech Republic
Zdychová, Šárka ; Kruml, Milan (advisor) ; Růžička, Daniel (referee)
The thesis "Popular Music in Television Entertainment in 90's in Czech Republic" is mainly engaged in the development of music show in this period, namely monitors developments of hit-parades Medúza and Eso. The period of 90's can be talk like a top of this kind of shows that have been an integral part of television entertainment. In connection with their development this study also deals with the history of these formats prior to 1989 and with the period context. The complexity of the topic also forms the theoretical basis in which work is about notions of popular culture, mass and consumer culture and globalization. The concept of globalization is closely related to the developement of television programs. Globalization is going through all the basic components of the production of these programs, both music and the television environment itself, and is just a possible consequence of the decline in the popularity of television hit-parades today. Keywords Television entertainment, popular music, format in TV, music show, hit-parade
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Analysis of Potential Impact of Contemporary Music and Lyrics on Gender Construction from the Audience Perspective
Marxtová, Kateřina ; Vochocová, Lenka (advisor) ; Hroch, Miloš (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the topic of gender in music and also its perception by the audience. The research topic was chosen for the increasing consumption of music media and for the lack of research focused on gender in music and on the perception of music lyrics in general. The research part uses both the qualitative content analysis of music lyrics contained in the sample of Billboard Top Charts songs for the past 50 years (between years 1970-2019), and also semi-structured qualitative interviews on a multi-generation sample. Included in the content analysis was the total of 500 songs, interviewed were 8 respondents of various genders and ages to accomplish a diverse sample. The topics of males, females and their relationship proved to be the dominant topics in the research music sample, and it also went through a significant development over time. The research identified a movement from metaphoric language to explicit, at the same time it identified a development of the metaphors. Also observed was the inclination to communicate different topics between male and female artists. Women were more focused on the topics of love, love triangle, end of the relationship, and submission. Men focused predominantly on the topics of sex, intimacy, and in the recent years also on money and addictions,...
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New musical orientations in contemporary liturgical music practice in the Czech republic
Doležal, Lukáš ; Dvořáková, Jiřina (advisor) ; Valášek, Marek (referee)
The work maps the current situation of the use of new musical movements in liturgy in comparison with traditional liturgical music. The work describes the contemporary form of liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church, including the historical context. It also shows the role of music in the liturgy, both new and traditional, based on history and more or less binding rules. The thesis outlines new tendencies in traditional liturgical music and compares it with new - rhythmic liturgical music. Within the rhythmic liturgical music the work describes its roots, sources of inspiration and its origins in the Czech Republic. It also describes its development, presents a selection of the most famous scholars, authors and discusses current and past singers of this new music. The thesis presents new musical approaches in liturgy as a self-valid, widely spread and recognized branch of liturgical music.
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Veganism in popculture focusing on czech music scene
Zaškolná, Jana ; Supa, Markéta (advisor) ; Rosenfeldová, Jana (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Veganism in popculture focusing on czech music scene" deals with the role of musicians in propagation of a lifestyle or philosophy. It focuses on the czech music scene applying the case study method on several areas of impact of two musicians - Ben Cristovao as a representative of the music mainstream and Lukáš Vincour as a member of a music subculture. The case study is using two types of research methods - content analysis in combination with a questionnaire survey. The content analysis looks into three areas of impact of the musicians - music, self-presentation and activism. The aim is to find out whether the musicians promote veganism in the above mentioned areas and if the do, which means of communication they use. A part of the thesis explains veganism as a lifestyle and a social phenomenon. The research is put into the theory of music, music subcultures and music glory as a means of propagation of a lifestyle or philosophy considering cultural and popcultural context.
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Use of pop music in ELT classes at higher level of primary school
PLACATKOVÁ, Monika
The focus of this Diploma thesis is to find out the state of teaching through music in ELT classes at the higher level of primary school. The main concentration is the area of contemporary modern popular music. The theoretical part will be occupied with characteristics of these pupils from pedagogico-psychological and linguo-didactic points of view. Next it will deal with motivation and the Theory of multiple intelligences. The music style this work focuses on will be defined, and answers concerning why and how to work with it will be answered. The practical part will consist of teachers' and pupils' questionnaire surveys and their evaluation.
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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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Production of popular music using virtual instruments
Mottl, Jaroslav ; Vondra, Zdeněk (advisor) ; Doškář, Josef (referee)
This thesis deals with technological possibilities of music production with virtual instruments, it as well shows replicable method which the reader can use to create their own composition. In the theoretical part, technology which is used to create music with virtual instruments is explained. Practical part consists of the manual which shows how to produce this type of music accompanied with audio appendix.
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Controlling and managing a music production in the period of normalization on the example of rock music and its media portrayal
Husák, Martin ; Končelík, Jakub (advisor) ; Vaněk, Miroslav (referee) ; Stehlík, Michal (referee)
The thesis "Controlling and managing a music production in the period of normalization on the example of rock music and its media portrayal" describes and analyses the system of controlling and managing Czechoslovak music production in the period of normalization with a particular attention to the mechanisms that deployed socialist ideological and aesthetical standards in the area of rock music. Additionally, this included a prescriptive media coverage highlighting socialist values using coordinated and centralised management through state institutions. The goal of the thesis is then to reveal a modus operandi of communist cultural policy on the examples of media approach to the trials with leading underground music protagonists in 1976 as rock music was a vehicle for expression their dissent attitude toward the system in an artistic way.
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Representation of music mainstream and alternative in reciprocal media
Morochovičová, Eliška ; Reifová, Irena (advisor) ; Šmejkalová, Jiřina (referee)
This thesis examines the reflection of alternative music in the mainstream media and the reflection of mainstream music in the alternative media. The traditional dichotomous division of popular culture and music proposed mainly by academic fields of cultural and popular music studies provides a theoretical basis for the research. The practical part then analyses selected media content and attempts to verify the validity of these propositions in the context of contemporary music and media studies. The selected sample is composed of music articles derived from six Czech media (three of them mainstream and three alternative). The analysis itself focuses primarily on external characteristics which the author recognises from the specific references in the texts and which reflect the position of mentioned artists in the music industry, and the points of view expressed by journalists in their texts. This thesis thus aims to provide an overview of how Czech media reflect on these two allegedly oppositional contexts and deduces whether the dichotomous perception of mainstream and alternative is still relevant in contemporary music and media.
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