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Religious Allusions in Non-religious Texts in Czech Popular Music: “God has covered His face”
Opekar, Aleš
The paper deals with an abundance of sacred, mostly Christian symbolism in the texts of Czech popular music, whose contents are not religious. Christian symbols are used as a common supply of words, similar to everyday speech, and sometimes they are placed in layers of sequences, such as prayers for love and art. Sometimes they are used as poetic devices that enhance aesthetic effects. The core of the paper is an analysis of specific but mutually different approaches of three Czech singer-songwriters of three generations: Jiří Suchý, Svatopluk Karásek, and Beata Bocek. While Suchý works with religious rhetoric rarely but with great artistic effect, Karásek makes it a natural part of his songs, which in his day was a relevant extension into social and political topics. Beata Bocek’s topics do not match any expected style: she uses common language for singing about sacred matters, and sings about general human matters in soulful language.
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Contemporary Czech Popular Music In The Era Of Globalized World
Starý, Martin ; Riedlbauch, Václav (advisor) ; Šťtáva, Zdeněk (referee)
This Bachelor's thesis focuses on contemporary Czech popular music production, while offering a comparative view of the international scene. The first part, introduction, explores the development of pop-music in the 20th and 21st centuries. It is followed by an analysis of the Czech bands' position in the world market aimed at their concert activities and their international audience on the Internet. A separate chapter compares the music festivals in the Czech Republic and abroad. The thesis also discusses the marketing opportunities in music industry with an emphasis on digital marketing. In conclusion, different options are dealt with in terms of support for Czech pop-music abroad; the current status is critically evaluated, and various proposals and recommendations are made to improve the situation for the future.
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