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Czech Composers in Exile in the 20th Century ( Selected Authors)
Kroupa, Matěj ; Pěruška, Jan (advisor) ; Malý, Lubomír (referee) ; Tomášek, Jiří (referee)
This work deals with Czech composers in exile in the 20th century. It presents locally less popular names, still authors that significantly influenced the development of Czech music. The core lays in work and life of Karel Janovicky (1930), part of this work consist of two analyses of his pieces. A deep analysis of Antonin Tucapsky´s (1928) Five Easterns Motes is another part of this work. Vilem Tausky (1910 - 2004), another composer - as well as conductor - who lived in the UK, is almost unknown in the Czech Republik, therefore here the emphasis lies on summary of his whole life and importante. Last chapter lists several authors who established themselves mainly in Northerm America ( Vaclav Nelhybel, Petr Kotik, Rudolf Komorous), or Europe ( Jan Novak).
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String Quartets by Pavel Bořkovec
Kroupa, Matěj ; Pěruška, Jan (advisor) ; Pěruška, Jan (advisor) ; Malý, František (referee) ; Škampa, Milan (referee)
Pavel Bořkovec (1894 - 1972 ) was an outstanding Czech music composer and teacher.This bachelor work deals with a certain part of his work, five string quartets in particular. The first chapter introduces Bořkovec's family background, education base and also first steps of his professional composer career.He had gone through several influences, later he became a respected composer inspired by the best sources of a Czech Avant-garde movement of zhe thirties. This part is followed by a chapter analysing his five string quartets,written during the period of forty years.Since the First String Quartet was composed under the influence of Bořkovec's beloved teacher Josef Suk, the second one proves his own way.The third one remained in torso. The Fourth and the Fifth String Quartets demonstrate the mastery of Bořkovec's chamber work.
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