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Representatives of New music in Prague at the turn of the fifties and sixties of the 20th century
Rybář, Jan ; KOPELENT, Marek (advisor) ; KURZ, Ivan (referee)
This doctor's thesis called Representatives of New music in Prague at the turn of the fifties and sixties of the 20th century focuses on selected Czech composers, instrumentalists as well as chamber ensembles that composed and performed contemporary music and promoted Czech and foreign compositions of the period avant-garde, or so called New music. The publication is dedicated mainly to three composers: Marek Kopelent, Zbyněk Vostřák and Jan Klusák. The book is divided into 8 chapters. New music and its innovations after World War II, Social situation and musical milieu in Czechoslovakia in the 50th, The Beginning of New music in Prague and in selected specialized ensembles, Media reflections in Czech journals and newspapers, three analyses of Czech compositions from the sixties ? orchestral work Contemplations by Marek Kopelent, String quartet no. 2 by Jan Klusák and Affects by Zbyněk Vostřák and final chapter is called The Legacy of sixtieth. There are also two more appendixes ? the interviews with Jan Klusák and Marek Kopelent ? major living representatives of Czech musical avant-garde.
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