The aim of the thesis is to deal with a complex description of tasks and processes regarding the entire musical preparation period of an opera production by a conductor. All actions are described from a practical point of view giving a clear insight in the ideal and desirable form of rehearsing and time management. At the same time, common shortcomings and difficulties that disrupt the ideal state are introduced. An anaylysis of the choice of the right voice types precedes a linear description of the rehearsal process, checkpoint meetings and finally the stage rehearsal period. A special attetion is devoted to the tasks and functional profile of the conductor's assistant. A detailed description of past theatre practices and current form of the assistant's work is given together with an outline of his contribution to the superior level of the production.

This master´s thesis deals with violin making in general. First part ius focused on a rise of violin and its predecessors. The second part about violin making. In this part of thesis you can find general methods how violin makers usually work. The third part introduces a history of violin making, violin makers in Czech Republik and in Europe since his rise till present.European history of violin making is divided into single ( e.g.Italian violin makers, French violin makers etc.).The next chapter relates about social and politician situation in Czech during 19th century, which influenced the cultural and music life. The violin makers too. The second half of master´s thesis contents a life and art of dynasty of Dvořák´s violin makers. They were four. Each has his own chapter, where you can find their brief curriculum vitae and the art of each for sure.

The diploma thesis "Pronunciation of French text for the Czech opera singers" is dedicated to French phonetics necessary for singer. The work individually analyses all the vowels and consonants. The description of phonemes is based on Czech phonetics. It compares known phonemes of Czech language with French language phonemes. The work is also focused on necessary division of syllables, as well as accent, voicing assimilation, or binding, so common in French.

This thesis is focused on the role of personal maturity in a singing career and the role of emotional competencies.

My master´s thesis which is called Contemporary education of harpsichord playing speaks about current state of education of harpsichord at school system and harpsichord education materials. The first chapter is an overview of the situation at music schools in Czech Republic and other countries. The second chapter deals relationship between modern education materials and historical treatises. Next chapters are describing modern methods for harpsichord: 1. Methods for small children, 2. Methods for pupils who played before the other instruments, 3. Methods for advanced students. I added also chapter about modern piano methods, which are usually preferred in Czech Republic and it is possible to use them for harpsichord education. The final chapter is focused on the other materials for harpsichord education like scales, exercises, basso continuo and contemporary music.

The goal of my work is not only to chart the interesting intersection of music, philosophy and psychology, but also to help other artists (music composers in particular) who might read this work in the future by directing them to this less described and glossed fields of cognition. In the work I proceed from general notions to specific ones. At first positive psychology is described, followed by its affect on a human being in general. The focus point of the work is an exposition on particular impact of positive attitude and thinking on the creation of my compositions. The work is concluded by examples of presumable positive thinking in composition of music from history (mainly L. van Beethoven, O. Messiaen, S. Gubajdulina).

In Sweden there is a large amount of top-class choirs today as well as lots of excellent and demanding compositions for a cappella with professional ensembles. In my master thesis I analyse this interesing phenomenon. In the first chapter I take a look at the history. I examine various aspects which had formed Swedish choral art in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the second chapter I describe the development of the Swedish choral music in the 20th century, especially the activities of a famous choirmaster and teacher of music, Eric Ericson. In the third chapter I analyse the nature of the Swedish choral sound ( attaching also some recordings). In the last chapter I present a few excerpts from the scores of the crucial Swedish choral music pieces of the 20th century. It turns out that the Swedish choral miracle is the result of a long-time development and that numerous historical, cultural, musical and sociological aspects are involved.

The diploma thesis is discussing the proposal of the internet television for the music portal Bandzone.cz. The internet television is understood to be a web server aggregating the audiovisual content, which allows the viewers to decide what and when they want to watch. This is not a television that would show programs in real time and broadcast on the fixed schedule for 24 hours. The introduction of the diploma work discusses different approaches to internet business. It is followed by the presentation of the main subjects of the audiovisual media market operating in Czech Republic and worldwide. The following chapters are dealing with practical design of the internet TV station, from content and business model and up to user interface design. In the conclusion are named the key factors essential for success of the proposed e-business initiative, including the possibilities for its further deve;lopment.

The aim of this diploma thesis was to design and subsequently produce a functional prototype of a musical instrument inspired by the cello or the fretless bass guitar at a scale of 1:1, so that it can be presented in terms of both processing and production, but also sound presentation. The thesis consists of two main segments, the theoretical part focuses mainly on the explanation of the reason for the creation of this concept, the familiarization with the tools on which the prototypes are based, the information about the instruments from the historical pieces to the contemporary ones. The component part is also an explanation of physical concepts and a following description of used materials, components and their importance in this work. The second, practical part deals mainly with the processes necessary for the physical creation of the tool, starting with the initial ideas, presentation of sketches, technical development, production, finalization, but also subsequent measurement and analysis of the prototype.

The author would like to introduce readers to the contemporary composer Jiri Germot. The author focuses on his song collection ?Bachmannlieder? for soprano voice and orchestra. The first part (1) of the work is dedicated to the composer, his life and his journey towards being a composer, plus the different phases of his work and his favourite styles. Due to the lack of existing information about Jiri Germot in literature, the author chose to dedicate the next chapter (2) to interviews with the composer. It was thought to be the best way to introduce readers to the composer`s world and his way of thinking. The third chapter (3) is about the song collection "Bachmannlieder?, about its significance in the reportoire of Jiri Germot, and the definition of it's composition. The last part of the chapter is dedicated to an analysis of the songs and a comparison of "Bachmannlieder? with Jiri Germot`s short composition for piano ?Fünf lirysche Lieder?. The writer Ingeborg Bachmann is closely connected to ?Bachmannlieder? as author of the lyrics. You can read about her in the last chapter (4) of this work. In the attachment you can view the photography of Jiri Germot, both from his youth and recent times, as well as a complete list of his works, which contains also unpublished compositions.