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The phenomenon named Pavarotti
Dobešová, Hana ; MÁROVÁ, Libuše (advisor) ; HAJÓSSYOVÁ, Magdaléna (referee)
In my bachelor work I was trying to find out why Luciano Pavarotti was so important in the process of popularization of classical music and opera singing itself. I was focusing mainly on one aspect in career of Luciano Pavarotti, which was combination of classical music (which is being performed mostly in opera houses for educated audience) with the folk and pop music with wide range of audience. I am writing in detail about Luciano´s character and his typical traits, which helped him to attract the masses with his performances and to get a huge number of fans. I am also analyzing very important role of his promoter Herbert Breslin, who helped him to become a world famous singer.
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The Personality of Pierre-Laurent Aimard And His Influence On Post-war Piano Interpretation
Šupák, Michal ; KAHÁNEK, Ivo (advisor) ; MALÝ, František (referee)
This thesis focuses on the personality of Pierre-Laurent Aimard – a pianist, who enjoys an internationally celebrated career and who is one of the most significant figures in the piano music of the second half of the twentieth century. He is closely linked to composers of Europe’s post-war avant-garde. The goal of the thesis is to depict his artistic life, his thoughts and opinions and their value for a contemporary pianists and also to describe his contribution by closely collaborating with leading composers of post-war era. The thesis also contains an analysis and comparison of Aimard's selected recordings of Gyorgy Ligeti's pieces, which were prepared in personal collaboration with the author.
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F. Chopin - Scherzi and the great pianists
Kozák, Marek ; KLÁNSKÝ, Ivan (advisor) ; TOPERCZER, Peter (referee)
This thesis is divided into 2 parts. In the first one I will marginally describe Chopin's life, although many pages about his life have been written - thus I will concentrate on basic biographical facts with an emphasis on the period in which those particular Scherzi were written. I will also describe scherzo as a musical form, its origin and structure. The last subchapter of the first part reveals scherzi in other pieces (sonatas etc.). The second part concentrates on interpretation, I will also analyze several recordings of famous pianists with their personal profiles included.
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Czech Flutist Jiri Valek
Zeráková, Jana ; Jarkovská, Jana (advisor) ; PIVODA, Radomír (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to create a detailed and complete picture of Prof. Jiri Valek, an important Czech flutist of the 20th century.
This work focuses on his life, studies and artistic activity. The text presents his achievements in prominent music ensembles such as the Czech Nonetor the Czech Philharmonic. It also shows his pedagogical activity at the Prague Conservatory and more importantly at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. His most successful students are introduced.
Part of this work is dedicated to Valek´s musical compositions, competition refereeing and involvement in jazz.
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Pavel Větrovec Artist and educator
Mandous, Lubomír ; REJLEK, Vladimír (advisor) ; ROUČEK, Jaroslav (referee)
This bachelor's thesis deals with the course of musical career of a well known pianist, composer, and educator, Pavel Větrovec. The thesis is mainly based on interviews with this significant figure of Czech and Czechoslovak musical scene and the text is accompanied by a rich photographic material.
The work records Větrovec's musical development since early childhood to the present when, however, he suppresses his work activities significantly, compared to earlier times. The thesis is divided into six chapters which are presented in a chronological order.
Větrovec's first experience in orchestral play was followed by military service and his first employment, namely in Dům kultury in Ústí nad Labem. A substantial career advancement follows, namely his move to Prague and an engagement in the Semafor theatre. After hard beginnings at the Prague musical scene, Pavel Větrovec gains valuable contacts, joins various musical projects, and gradually enters collaboration with a number of Czech musical scene personalities. His educational work at The Prague Conservatoire is remembered as well.
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The important harpists of the 20th century
Brateljevic, Ana ; BOUŠKOVÁ, Jana (advisor) ; Váchalová, Libuše (referee)
This work is dedicated to the six most important male harpists of the 20th century. Each chapter is dedicated to one of the mentioned artists and it showes how they contributed to the development of harp art. The last chapter compares their contributions in the fields of composing, teaching and interpretation.
Marcel Tournier enriched harp repertoire and trained many harpists; Grandjany and Salzedo brought French harp school to the United States of America and developed it in different directions. Zabaleta, world known performer, introduced the audience with the new repertoire, but also with harp in general. Alberto and Victor Salvi, started their careers similarly, but Alberto proceeded as a performer and Victor founded one of the world's most important harp factories, which is successfully runned until these days.
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PERSONALITY AND MUSIC OF AHMAD JAMAL, ANALYSIS OF HIS APPROACH TO JAZZ PIANO TRIO
Šupák, Michal ; RŮŽIČKA, Karel (advisor) ; Růžička, Jiří (referee)
This thesis covers the personality of Ahmad Jamal, jazz pianist, who in fifties set the fundaments of modern jazz especially in the field of jazz trio by his original minimal style and unconventional approach to arrangements. Among others Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley or Keith Jarret was deeply influenced by his work. By making transcriptions and analysis of three pieces form legendary album Live at The Pershing: But Not For Me from 1958, author aims to get reader acquainted with Jamal's style of playing, his compositional and arranging techniques within piano trio and to define elements which made his work essential for later development in this field.
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