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Technical nature of brass instruments
Bergmann, Michal ; SUŠICKÝ, Jiří (advisor) ; MALIMÁNEK, Karel (referee)
This thesis contains informations about basic physical and acoustic attributes of musical instruments.
It also explains the principle of natural and temperated tuning and their relation.
The thesis is focused on the brass instruments, their physical properties and limits. In the last chapter is then explained in detail physical functioning of the trombone on example of two-valve base trombone.
Everything is explained for person with musical and non-science knowledge.
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Organ Culture of Rakovník
Nosek, Aleš ; ČERNÝ, Pavel (advisor) ; POPELKA, Josef (referee)
My diploma work named Organ culture of Rakovník dealt in the first chapter with the oldest known music formation in an area of the town. Mainly about those, which has their origin in the saint (St.) Bartholomews church, where besides most of the music in the history carried out and where also was and is the centre of the organ culture in the surrounding of Rakovník. I mention first organists, who studied the organ mainly at the Prague organists school or later on the Conservatoire. But they almost did not promote by the church and finally they leave the town completety.
The second chapter briefly dealt with the self history of the St. Bartholomews churých. And after it mainly about the organs, which were situated here starting with the 16th century over the 17th ? the organ of Tobiáš Hanzal from the year 1610. Then disputable epoch of the 18th century, where sources of information diverge in the origin of the baroque organ. And the sub-chapter is ended with the current instrument from the year 1896 from the Prager organist Emanuel Štěpán Petr op. 94.
In the third chapter I write about the organists and organs, which are found in the close surroundings of the town Rakovník. The canton is, for better ilustration, described from more points of view. It is dealt with various outer-region organ companies, which has built their instruments in our canton. Important company in our region is the organ-clan of Guth.
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Saga of the Dvořák's family
Petrásek, Daniel ; ERICSSON, Mikael (advisor) ; PETRÁŠ, Miroslav (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the Dvořáks family, a famous Czech line of luthiers, and with the development of violin making in Czech countries in general. The texts is divided into three chapters. The core of the work is the second chapter, dedicated to all four members of the Dvořáks luthier family. The first part describes historical development and tradition of violin making in our country. At the same time, it attempts to clarify the sources of the Dvořáks work, what they followed, what they left to their descendants and what was their influence on contemporary violin making. The last chapter explains the correlation of the art of violin making with the art of interpretation and shows that there is a close connection between them. The aim of the work is to stress the fact that violin making is a valid and valuable art which was brough to the highest level by our luthiers.
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Violin making - The Dynasty of Dvořák´s
Fišer, Jakub ; ČEPICKÝ, Leoš (advisor) ; ŠTRAUS, Ivan (referee)
This master´s thesis deals with violin making in general. First part ius focused on a rise of violin and its predecessors. The second part about violin making. In this part of thesis you can find general methods how violin makers usually work. The third part introduces a history of violin making, violin makers in Czech Republik and in Europe since his rise till present.European history of violin making is divided into single ( e.g.Italian violin makers, French violin makers etc.).The next chapter relates about social and politician situation in Czech during 19th century, which influenced the cultural and music life. The violin makers too. The second half of master´s thesis contents a life and art of dynasty of Dvořák´s violin makers. They were four. Each has his own chapter, where you can find their brief curriculum vitae and the art of each for sure.
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Problems of Making bassoon Reeds
Propilková, Denisa ; SEIDL, Jiří (advisor) ; HERMAN, František (referee)
The topic of this Bachelor?s thesis is the ?Problems of making bassoon reeds?. The thesis is divided into five chapters with one subchapter. The first chapter discusses the bassoon reed. The second chapter describes Arundo donax ? trsť rákosovitá. The third charter is a list of tools needed to produced of bassoon reeds. The fourth chapter is devoted itself to making workflow of bassoon reeds. In the fifth charter presents the most important makers of bassoon reeds. The fourth chapter make up the major part of this Bachelor?s thesis. As an attachment to attach pictures with tools.
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Dynasty of Špidlens - violin Makers
Goldstein, Boris ; PĚRUŠKA, Jan (advisor) ; ŠTRAUS, Ivan (referee)
The topic of this bachelor disertation is the "Dynasty of Špidlens " - violin makers". The disertation is divided into three chapters. The first chapter is dedicated to the beginnings of violin makers in Europe. This chapter is divided to smaller subchapters in accordance to the described territories. The second chapter is about beginnings of violin makers in czech country. More important dynasties have their own subchapters. In the third chapter, the dynasty of Špidlen is introduced. To each one from the dynasty, one individual subchapter is dedicated.
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Violin making in Western Bohemia
Strejčková, Lenka ; ŠTRAUS, Ivan (advisor) ; TOMÁŠEK, Jiří (referee)
This thesis observes the origin and development of violin- making in West Bohemia and it´s progress in mass and factory production in Luby. It includes the issues of the development of bowed instruments from the beginning to nowadayes production market, which was influenced by many obstructions and plots brought by this development. The paper also offers a study of violin-making workshop including the workshop of Luboš Odlas, outstanding producer of the strings. The aim of my thesis is an overview of development of violin-making in West Bohemia and region around Luby u Chebu.
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Violin Making in Brno
Novotný, Lukáš ; PAZDERA, Jindřich (advisor) ; PANOCHA, Jiří (referee)
The bachelor work deals with the Brno violin makers. In the first chapter I am presenting the history of Brno musical culture. In the second chapter I am focusing on general development of instrument making in our country. The third chapter deals with the violin makers working in Brno since the mid - 17th century. The chapter is followed by the fourth one, where the contemporary Brno violin maker´s families are being discussed. The work is supplemented with the pictures of the musical instruments coming from the Brno violin markers.,
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