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Systematization of orchestral excerpts
Kasal, Jan ; MIKOLÁŠEK, Daniel (advisor) ; MAZÁČEK, Václav (referee)
The main aim of the final thesis "Systematization of orchestral excerpts for percussion instruments" is to help percussionists to be more effective in their excerpts preparation process for their orchestral interpretation and also to help them succeed both at the domestic and at the foreign orchestra auditions.
Firstly the thesis analyses the audition process, requirements for the musician and a ranking list of the most required musical excerpts. Secondly it shows a detailed analysis of typical excerpts. The analysis is classified according to particular instruments, highlights the most difficult places in the excerpt and gives explanations how the musicians should manage their preparation process.
The thesis also includes the most important excerpts for percussion instruments besides the samples of audition invitations.Therefore it is becoming a small specific anthology for students of art schools and for those who are in the preparation process for an audition.
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Metamorphoses of Paul Motian's music during his career
Tengler, Jakub ; SLAVÍK, Jiří (advisor) ; ŠOLTIS, Daniel (referee)
This thesis focuses on the personality of drummer, percusionist and composer Paul Motian. Paul Motian is increasingly called as one of the best drummers in all jazz history. The goal of the thesis is to depict his artistic life, ability for charakterisation of some different periods of his music career and understanding his musical thinking. The thesis also contains a transcriptions from several periods and an analysis and comparison of selected recordings.
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FRAME DRUMS – HISTORY AND PRESENT
Rehberger, Pavel ; MIKOLÁŠEK, Daniel (advisor) ; MATOUŠEK, Vlastislav (referee)
The goal of the thesis is to present to the reader the history and development of the frame drums, and also introduce the ways of their usage in the past and within the present musical thinking. For an adequate usage of all capabilities of this instrument is beneficial to understand the natural relation of the progress between its fabrication and the techniques of playing. Last but not least the thesis makes an effort to get an overview and a description of at least the main part from infinite number of variations of the frame drums used in the present day with the insight into disunited nomenclature.
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Percussion instruments in Azerbaijan
Pashayev, Mikhail ; MIKOLÁŠEK, Daniel (advisor) ; MATOUŠEK, Vlastislav (referee)
Theme of my bachelor's thesis is opera in Azerbaijan. It includes three chapters. First of them is about history of national musical instruments of Azerbaijan. In the second chapter I present the existing in Azerbaijan percussion instruments. And the third chapter is devoted to the formation and development of modern science about Azerbaijan national instruments. My work contains an attachment in form of CD with the pieces of percussion instruments, national azerbaijanian music and photos of described instruments.
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Percussion Instruments in a military brass Bands
Vytiska, Miroslav ; MIKOLÁŠEK, Daniel (advisor) ; VLASÁK, Vladimír (referee)
This thesis describes a role of percussion instruments in military brass bands. The first part of the thesis is presents functions and tasks which military music must deal with. The second chapter describes history of military music from ancient ages up to present with special focus on Central Europe region. The third chapter tries to comprehend a role of percussion instruments in the military brass band within its variability. Connections between brass bands and symphonic orchestra and popular music are mentioned. The third chapter is concluded by comparison of two different types of compositions intended for brass band: Austro-Hungarian military march by Julius Fučík and Music for Prague 1968 by Karel Husa are presented as two examples of traditional brass band composition and modern composition of avant-garde 20th century music.
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Dance and Percussions
Stehlík, Miroslav ; DIATTA-REBCOVÁ, Monika (advisor) ; VÍT, Martin (referee)
The goal of this project is to shed light on the development of rhythmic thinking and its relation to dance and to define influence of non-European culture areas on contemporary form of dance and pop music. The aim is to demonstrate the connection of dance and percussion instruments and put it in the context of contemporary drumming and dance practices throughout the world. Much of the thesis is devoted to playing the drum kit, percussion patterns in dance music, biomechanical issues of playing a drum kit, its health effects and how modern dance techniques can prevent drummer from health problems. This work also discusses the music accompaniment of modern dance classes using percussion instruments and communication between accompanist and dance teacher.
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