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Organ works by Miloslav Kabeláč
Káčerková, Michaela ; TŮMA, Jaroslav (advisor) ; ČERNÝ, Pavel (referee)
The main aim of this work is to introduce one of the most important Czech composers of the 20th century, Miloslav Kabeláč, specifically his works for organ. Kabeláč´s organ work includes two Fantasias op. 32, four preludes op. 48 and two sympohonies - 3rd symphony op. 33 and 8th symphony op. 54. For completion of author´s organ works I should not omit to mention the first Czech electroacoustic composition E fontibus Bohemicis - Six tableauxes from Czech annals op. 55. The first chapter is about composers´s life, following ones describe compositions. I also mentioned Kabeláč´s new typ of a notation.
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The Czech stage repertoire for tuba
Adamec, Jan ; MALIMÁNEK, Karel (advisor) ; SUŠICKÝ, Jiří (referee)
In this paper I deal with compositions by Czech authors that contains tuba parts or tuba solos. The following pages contain a lot of interesting pieces of information about the compositions of various genres – from brass and classical music to jazz. Besides the factual information, concerning the origins of particular pieces, or the circumstances of the premieres, the thesis also contains short biographies of the composers. In my opinion the part called “A word from the Author” in particular is very profitable as it cites the composers’ own words about their pieces.
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Late works of Morton Feldman
Zvěřina, Petr ; TICHÝ, Vladimír (advisor) ; Šťastný, Jaroslav (referee)
In my dissertation, I’m trying to establish a theoretical model for better understanding of processes that occur in Morton Feldman’s late works (e.g. Piano and String Quartet, For Bunita Marcus etc.). These compositions are extremely long and not climax-oriented, we can observe „repetition“ of limited amount of musical material, there is no „general“ compositional system, musical sections can be freely interchanged or combined, acoustical qualities of tone material are emphasized. These attributes are interconnected, they are creating a specific type of „musical assemblage“ that I define as rhizomatic form (in reference to Deleuzo-Guattarian concept of the rhizome). First of all, I’m elaborating Feldman’s own texts and current studies about his music. Subsequently, I’m discussing Feldman’s compositional procedures in the context of post-war musical avantgard (The New York School, Anton Webern, Pierre Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen, musique informelle). Main part of my dissertation is dedicated to rhizomatic form; before the discussion of this term, I’m focusing on related topics: compositional and acoustic reality, difference and repetition, speed and intensity. I’m constantly trying to confront my findings with Feldman’s early works (e.g. Intermission 5 and 6). I’m also comparing composer’s overall attitude towards musical structure with methods and techniques of abstract expressionists (e.g. Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock) and novelists like Samuel Beckett and Franz Kafka. Following the concept of rhizomatic form, I’m trying to analyze Feldman’s composition Patterns in a Chromatic Field for violoncello and piano.
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Paul Hindemith and his Sonata for bassoon and piano
Šmíd, Jan ; SEIDL, Jiří (advisor) ; HUDEČEK, Jan (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with the personality of composer Paul Hindemith and his Sonata for bassoon and piano. The opening chapter is concentrated on the life and merits of the composer. The next part concerns with the composition itself and also contains a formal analysis. Finally, there is a selection of compositions for woodwind instruments and an overview of Hindemith's sonatas.
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Works of Jan Klusák and Marek Kopelent
Nečaský, Jan ; KAŇKA, Michal (advisor) ; PETRÁŠ, Miroslav (referee)
Bachelor work about the New Music phenomenon and two composers, Marek Koplent and Jan Klusák. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical-historical and analytical. The theoretical and historical part deals with the new music and musical life of both composers, their musical activities in ensemble Musice viva pragensis (Kopelent) and Komorní harmonie (Klusák). Deals with the modern European music that influenced the composers. This section is divided into three chapters. The first concerns New Music and characterizes it, others deal with both composers. The second part of the bachelor thesis is analytical. This is an analysis of the compositions of the Jitřní chvalozpěv (1978) by Marek Kopelent and VII. Invence pro orchestr (1972−73) by Jan Klusák. The bachelor work is written using this literature and on the basis of personal interviews with both composers. In the analytical section are scanned scores.
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INTERPRETATION AND SOUND RENDITION OF THE RECORDINGS OF SMETANA´S QUARTET IN E MINOR
Pohnán, Jiří ; RYBÁŘ, Jaroslav (advisor) ; STEJSKALOVÁ, Sylva (referee)
The goal of this study is an interpretative and sound analysis of the recordings of Smetana's quartet in E minor, "From My Life". For this purpose recordings of The Bohemian Quartet, The Smetana Quartet, The Lindsay String Quartet, The Skampa Quartet and The Pavel Haas Quartet were selected. By a method of analysis, we determined character of the components involved in the impression of the composition and then we compared the individual outputs. The results provide a comprehensive view on these issues.
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Arthur Honegger - Concert for violoncello
Štěpánek, Matěj ; PETRÁŠ, Miroslav (advisor) ; ERICSSON, Mikael (referee)
Subject of this master thesis is the Concert for violoncello by Arthur Honegger. This thesis aims to explore the circumstances in which the concerto was written, examine its basic structure, highlight the fact that despite its undeniable qualities it is not appreciated adequately and contribute to spread the knowledge about this wonderful piece of music as well as about the composer himself. The thesis is divided into two main parts. First one deals with composer’s life, focusing on period starting with his childhood to the composition of cello concerto. Second part is discussing the concerto, its formal, rhythmical and thematic structure, jazz influences and unusual performance techniques, cadences and available recordings.
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