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The Choral and Cantata Compositions of Jan Dismas Zelenka in the Contex of Czech Music Emigration in the First Half of the 18th Century
Paličková, Jitka ; Stříteská, Leona (referee) ; Pecháček, Stanislav (advisor)
This thesis deals with work and life of Jan Dismas Zelenka and with Czech emigration of the first half of the 18th century as a specific part of Czech musical history as well as social history. In the first two chapters I tried to outline the development of musical production in Europe in the first half of the 18th century on the settings of political, ideological and social events. I focused on the same problems in the third chapter, but this time only within the Czech countries. The whole fourth chapter deals with Jan Dismas Zelenka's life and work. Zelenka was one of the eminent representative of the Czech music emigration of the first half of the 18th century in Dresden. I tried to show a full illustration of Zelenka's life and portrayal of his vocal and vocal-instrumental heritage. The examples provided can help to understand the musical expressions of the period that Zelenka used to express onomatopoeia.
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Choral Works of Emil Hradecký
Hánečková, Vendula ; Pecháček, Stanislav (referee) ; Stříteská, Leona (advisor)
This thesis deals with the figure of contemporary Czech composer Emil Hradecký with a special respect to choral compositions. In the first chapter the author introduces Emil Hradecký as a mUSlC teacher, composer and publisher. In the following chapter she describes Hradecký's music work in general, inc1uding his methodological handbooks and instructive pieces. The core of the thesis is the part which focuses on Hradecký's choral works. It contains a complete list of his choral works and analysis of several works which il1ustrate his various compositional styles. The significance of this thesis is in its survey of Hradecký's choral works, especially due to the fact that a monograph about this composer has not been published yet. The author hopes that this thesis might contribute to extending of the general knowledge about this composer.
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Central African Music
Polydorou, Nikoletta ; Pecháček, Stanislav (referee) ; Kittnarová, Olga (advisor)
In my bachelor thesis I studied how harmony, rhythm and forms can apply in ceremonial music in Central Africa, forms and rhythms that we can find in European music also but somehow different. Firstly, I spoke about the Geographical area in Central Africa, which is divided in latitudes. And how in these latitudes since there were boundary marks, political territories involved. These territories were French Equatorial Africa, the Belgian Congo and Ruanda - Urundi, Uganda and Tanganyika. Secondly, I speak about ceremonial music, how music, dance and drama come together. It is very strange to notice that in some of their languages they use only one word for music, dance and drama. I moved through healing, initiation, birth, marriage, hunting, and New Year and new moon ceremonies. Furthermore, one of the most interesting parts of my thesis is the "Talking Drum", a drum that can announce important news to the tribes. For me of course is very unique but it is normal if we consider that some of these tribes have until nine pitch levels in their speech. One of their special elements is rhythm. African hemiola style is a style that we know from early European music. Considering harmony the most interesting is "hocketus", a technique that can be described by breaking up the melodic flow into interrupted (hiccupped)...
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Lanškroun - Musical Traditions
Havlíčková, Jaroslava ; Pecháček, Stanislav (advisor) ; Hurníková, Kateřina (referee)
The diploma paper presented concerns .. Music Traditions of the Lanskroun Region". In the first part it is aimed at introducing the town of Lanskroun and its neighbouring villages together fonning the above mentioned region. The town of Lanskroun is rich in history, significant places, historic sites and personalities. But this is barely all. Its music-related history reaches back as far as to the fourteenth century. However, not much has been left from this time as for the musical repositories and collections. The development of music was similar to that of other surrounding towns, though bearing its own specific features, because it took place in the multicultural Hrebecsko region. The music of the seventeenth century is mostly connected with the St. Vitus Church in Lanskroun. The following two centuries were marked by a tremendous lack of written testimonials about any local music activities. It is only said that the members of the Erxleben family were enthusiastic admirers of music. Namely, it was their nephew Karel Langer who established a society for singing, music and theatre. Owing to this act many operas of cardinal importance could take place at the local Stfelnice stage. Further, the attention is focused on contemporary chorales, musical bodies and groups which the town of Lanskroun...
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Music life in the region of Mladá Boleslav
Tondrová, Lenka ; Hurníková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Pecháček, Stanislav (referee)
The diploma work prologue describes the history and metamorphosis of Mlada Boleslav region from ancient times till today. Furthemore, it illustrates its the cultural development. The main objective of the diploma work is to record important associations, institutions, musical groups and individuals of the area of artificial music, who had enriched musical life in this region. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Bouzouki: The National Greek Instrument
Zakos, Andreas ; Pecháček, Stanislav (referee) ; Kittnarová, Olga (advisor)
This diploma dissertation consists of seven main chapters which focus on the history, repertory, kinds, description, notation, folk modes, and biographies of important players and composers of the Bouzouki. The first chapter, called "The history of the Greek Bouzouki", covers the course of the instrument from its first appearance in the ancient Greece until today, describing the changes of the instrument and its connection with the people of each epoch. The second chapter is concentrated on the most important music genre Bouzouki performed, the Rebetiko style, and its importance to the Greek music. Furthermore, the Rebetiko periods and its subject matters are described. The third chapter is dedicated to the description, construction, analysis, and operation of the main and supplementary parts of the contemporary tetrachordo Bouzouki. The fourth chapter is commenting the playing positions of the Bouzouki. That means the way and of course the positions a player holds the instrument when he is performing, the way of holding the plectrum, and the position of each arm. The fifth chapter describes the tetrachordo-Bouzouki fingerboard and its modern notation. The sixth chapter is dedicated to the most important Greek folk musical modes the Bouzouki plays, the Roads, describing their melodic and harmonic structure....
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Saxophone and Its Role in Jazz Music
Gonata, Elena ; Pecháček, Stanislav (advisor) ; Stříteská, Leona (referee)
Adolphe Sax was an important figure in Jazz history, as it was proven throughout the years. By constructing the saxophone he wanted to balance the brass, woodwinds and strings sound. Adolphe Sax aimed to provide with a sound between the brass trumpet and the woodwind clarinet, which he succeeded. He constructed the saxophone for two families where each family is parted by seven instruments - the 'Orchestral Family' for which the instruments are in the keys of C&F, and in extent the 'Military Band Family' for which the instruments are in the keys of E-Flat & B-Flat (transposing instruments). Hector Berlioz was the first personality who was impressed by the saxophone and in extent promoted it within an interview he gave to the Paris magazine 'Journal de Débats'. Many composers of the time used the sax in their compositions.
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