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Toru Takemitsu: Rain Tree Sketch II: Music analysis for piano
Kono, Shoko ; MALÝ, František (advisor) ; WEISER, Helena (referee)
The aim of this master’s thesis is to present the composer Toru Takemitsu, the composer of Japanese classical music and to understand connection between analyzed music, composer’s life and his philosophy. Thesis consists of six parts. Namely introduction, biography, musical works, characteristics of compositions, musical analysis and conclusion. Musical analysis will be performed on his composition called Rain Tree Sketch II – In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen –.
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MY ENCOUNTER WITH CZECH PIANO LITERATURE AND MUSIC
Lin, I-Hsien ; MALÝ, František (advisor) ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (referee)
This thesis presents my encounter with Czech piano literature. The first chapter attempts to define the term „piano literature“ and describes the origins of piano literature. The second chapter outlines the history of Czech piano literature. The third and crucial chapter analyses Czech composers whose works I present at my final recital. I compile their personal and artistic circumstances and their significance for the Czech culture, and explain my relationship with their work.
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E. Irshai - Overview of life and work
Stráňavský, Adam ; KRAJNÝ, Boris (advisor) ; MALÝ, František (referee)
Master thesis E. Irshai – Overview of life and work contains 6 chapters. In first chapter we spoke of life of E. Irshai in Russia, we pointed out negative impact of soviet regime on life of artists. In second chapter we talked about E. Irshai after his emigration to Slovakia. Third chapter is dedicated to his work overall, fourth chapter only to his cykle Letter to Ofodur. Fifth chapter contains information on his piano works. In sixth chapter we did brief analysis of some selected works – Tasaufi and his second piano sonata Dreams of my childhood. Last chapter is dedicated to problems, that contemporary composers have to face.
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Piano playing in the light of academic knowledge
Rašková, Beata ; MALÝ, František (advisor) ; WEISER, Helena (referee)
This thesis combines academic research and the knowledge of bodily functions and mental techniques with musical practice. As an introduction, it deals with the question of talent in general, as well as various factors affecting a musician’s success, diligence and appropriate motivation among them.
The main body of the thesis focuses on the creative process and ways to induce creativity, concentrating on the effectiveness of practice and its specific characteristics: the most suitable time of the day, the optimal length of practice, goal planning and individual techniques. This section is accompanied by an overview of the most frequent mistakes made while memorising compositions and a description of the mental process of committing information to long-term memory, including the most effective learning techniques.
Finally, the thesis examines the issue of mental preparation for public performances and discusses long-term as well as short-term preparation techniques, considering the question of lifestyle and dietary recommendations before and after a concert.
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To be an accompanist
Grešlová, Alena ; KLÁNSKÝ, Ivan (advisor) ; MALÝ, František (referee)
This thesis is a summary of what an accompanist does and how fulfiling and artisti cit can be. The reader can choose whether to read the whole thesis or jumb to a specific chapter for the less experienced. The last part contains of three interwiews – there one can sense the different approach of various instruments to accompany and singing. Thanks to my experience – which is the main benefit of this work, this thesis balances between objekjtivity and subjective remarks and views.
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Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv
Králíčková, Klára ; MALÝ, František (advisor) ; KLÁNSKÝ, Ivan (referee)
The master thesis deals with the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv. The first chapter is dedicated to Arthur Rubinstein´s life (1887 – 1982) and his work. The competition in Tel Aviv was named after him and comes out from his interpretative work and life principles and believes. He was personally involved in the establishment of this competition in Tel Aviv. The second chapter is focused on historical circumstances of the establishment and evolution of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv and its inclusion in the World Federation of International Music Competitions and the Alink – Argerich Foundation. After that I pursue conditions of acceptance, required repertoire, time schedule, organization, system of rating individual rounds of this competition, assembling of a jury and people who has been involved. This master thesis sets the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv in comparison with several other piano competitions.
The thesis is divided into an introduction part, three main chapters with several subchapters and a conclusion. As well, nineteen attachments are added.
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W. A. Mozart - Piano concerto in d minor
Pawlowská, Marie ; KAHÁNEK, Ivo (advisor) ; MALÝ, František (referee)
The aim of this thesis is to analyse the 1st movement of the Piano concerto in d minor written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and – concerning this analysis – to find out what the main elements of this music are. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is not only to analyse the composition, but also to discover basic information about it to help interprets play the concerto in the right way.
After the opening part, that concerns with Mozart’s works in general and the extraordinariness of the concerto in d minor, there is a vast analysis of the individual musical elements, which contains generalization of the previously described musical speech concerning each particular musical element.
The final part stems from the finding of the analysis and describes how to apply them into the interpretation. The author also uses four recordings to analyse and compare them to stress the previously declared statements. In conclusion the author generalizes all the achieved pieces of knowledge, theoretical as well as practical, to enable their utilization in practice.
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