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History of interpretation and understanding of European music in Japan
Keiko, Michiyo ; KUSNJER, Ivan (advisor) ; HLAVÁČ, Jiří (referee)
The history of European music in Japan: how people have changed their
perception, understanding and interpretation of it over the past 150 years.
During the reign of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Japan was closed off from the
rest of world. It was only with the arrival of US warships in 1853, that one year
later the country was forced to terminate its isolation. More than 150 years have
passed since Japanese people began to listen to and appreciate western music,
and it has been 136 years (1879) since Western music was first introduced into
the Japanese school education system.
150 years is not a long enough time-span. So how has the Japanese
approach to Western music developed in these years?
In this work, I consider the adoption and development of Western music in
Japan not only against a musical background but also from a historical
perspective; I take into account factors such as the development of Japanese
culture and industry not to mention the unique character and attitudes of the
Japanese people.
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Penetration of western Influences on Japanese Music
Yoshimura, Yuka ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (advisor) ; MALÝ, František (referee)
The theme of my thesis is penetration of western influences on japanese music. Altrough classical music has been very popular in todays Japan, it was introduced to the Japanese only in the 15th centruy. I was interested in all kinds of music which were popular in Japan and in the way they got there. I set three importanbhistorical periods and dealt with each of them in regard of western music brought in the Japanese society. I think that mainly thanks to the efforts of many extraordinery people from Europe, America andJapan classical music was successfully introduced in Japan and it has been very popular there since then.
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The psychological aspects of music in the development of individual
VRBOVÁ, Zuzana
The Work deals with the therapeutic effects of music on mental and somatic component of the individual from the historical and contemporary perspective. There are three musical levels, the psychological, therapeutic and alternative one, whereas the work is based on the Western concept of music. The point of departure is knowledge of music psychology on human perception of music and the structure of musical composition. I use the knowledge of music therapy in applying the music elements on mental, physical and spiritual human level. The superstructure is made by alternative views on using music in a therapeutic context. Special space is devoted to combination of music and the brain and the influence of music on development of cognitive component of human personality.
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