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Jiří Pauer and chamber works with predominance of stringed instruments
Mazancová, Pavla ; ČEPICKÝ, Leoš (advisor) ; PANOCHA, Jiří (referee)
This thesis titled Jiří Pauer and chamber works with predominance of stringed instruments is divided into three chapters. The first chapter deals with the composer's person, his studies, professions and musical style. The second part consists of listing all of Jiří Pauer’s available chamber works for string instruments. Most of the compositions include the date of creation and first performance, the year of publication and the publisher, an accessible recording, a brief analysis and the origin of the work. The third part includes the memories of his students. In the conclusion I summarize my findings.
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THE 20th CENTURY COMPOSER’S COMPOSITIONS FOR TWO VIOLIN
Zrostlík, Jan ; ČEPICKÝ, Leoš (advisor) ; PAZDERA, Jindřich (referee)
The thesis describes the purpose of the violin duo in conection with the composing the greatest works for this ensemble during the 20th century. It focuse on the history of the violin duo and its function during this historical progress. Then it describes the most significant works for two violins of the 20th century focusing on circumstances of its creation, describing the work itself and then it talks about the interpretative point of view.
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Dmitry Shostakovich: Piano Trio Nr. 2 e-minor, op. 67
Škodová, Judita ; PETRÁŠ, Miroslav (advisor) ; ERICSSON, Mikael (referee)
The master thesis concerns with the Trio for violin, cello and piano Nr. 2 e minor by one of the most significant Russian composers of all times – Dmitry Shostakovich. Presenting a brief biography of the composer, the thesis continues introducing Ivan Ivanovich Sollertinsky, a very interesting personality of the Soviet cultural life and also one of the closest friends and colleagues of Shostakovich, to whom he dedicated his Trio Nr. 2. Following, there is a general introduction of the circumstances that influenced the composer’s life in those days, therefore also his musical language and the final shape of his Trio Nr. 2, including the circumstances of its premiere and also the most significant performers of this piece. The greatest part of the thesis concerns with an overal analysis of all the four movements of the composition from both technical and expressional point of view.
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Works for Wind Quintet and Associated Instrument
Durníková, Nela ; MAREŠ, Vlastimil (advisor) ; HLAVÁČ, Jiří (referee)
The theme of this thesis is Works for wind quintet and associated instrument.
The work professionally analyzes works by internationally known authors. Their works became the best-known and most-played compositions of the chamber repertoire, not only for wind instruments. The thesis also includes a comparison of works of the same instrumentation and a playlist for wind quintet and associated instrument.
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and his Compositions for the Cello and the Piano
Šístek, Eduard ; ERICSSON, Mikael (advisor) ; KAŇKA, Michal (referee)
This thesis offers a brief overview of the life and the work of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. It was no coincidence that Robert Schumann called him the Mozart of the 19th century: Being a prodigy from a very early age, he composed with such an unbelievable lightness. Many of his compositions have become an essential part of the world of music nowadays. Equally, his pieces for the cello and the piano, which are dealt with in the second part of the thesis, have their remarkable qualities and they are worth playing.
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Viktor Ullmann and his third string quartet
Petrásek, Daniel ; PANOCHA, Jiří (advisor) ; BERNÁŠEK, Václav (referee)
This thesis deals with Viktor Ullmann, a Czech-German composer of Jewish descent, and with his third string quartet. The text is arranged into three chapters. The first part describes Viktor Ullmann's life. His life is divided into two periods. The first period is delienated by the years 1898-1942 and the second one is focused on the last two years of the composer's life, 1942-1944, which he spent in Terezín concentration camp. The second chapter deals with Ullmann's third string quartet, which he composed in Terezín ghetto in the year 1943.
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Methodology of woodwind quintet´s work
Javůrek, Jiří ; KOUTNÍK, Štěpán (advisor) ; MAREŠ, Vlastimil (referee)
This Master thesis describes the functioning of a wind quintet: it's succesful foundation and choosing the right coplayers, efficient ways of rehearsing and preparation for a concert, competition or redording. The thesis suggest detailed day schedule of the preparation and rehearsals and shows how to work efficiently in different stages of the ensemble development. The thesis treats thoroughly the choice of appropriate repertoir pieces, which are organised according the technical difficulty. It evaluates the improtance of Czech ensembles Prague Wind Quintet and the Afflatus Quintet and enlists the practical experience of their members.
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Zemlinky Quartet
Sádecká, Markéta ; UNTERMŰLLER, Karel (advisor) ; Nouzovská, Kristina (referee)
The work is aimed to Zemlinsky quartet, dealing with its appearance, the most important moments and professional as well as personal lives of its members. It is also describes the personality of Alexandr Zemlinský with the preoccupation of his chamber work. Even though the Zemlinský quartet is a young ensemble without a very large history, it definitely deserves our attention.
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