This diploma dissertation consists of seven main chapters which focus on the history, repertory, kinds, description, notation, folk modes, and biographies of important players and composers of the Bouzouki. The first chapter, called "The history of the Greek Bouzouki", covers the course of the instrument from its first appearance in the ancient Greece until today, describing the changes of the instrument and its connection with the people of each epoch. The second chapter is concentrated on the most important music genre Bouzouki performed, the Rebetiko style, and its importance to the Greek music. Furthermore, the Rebetiko periods and its subject matters are described. The third chapter is dedicated to the description, construction, analysis, and operation of the main and supplementary parts of the contemporary tetrachordo Bouzouki. The fourth chapter is commenting the playing positions of the Bouzouki. That means the way and of course the positions a player holds the instrument when he is performing, the way of holding the plectrum, and the position of each arm. The fifth chapter describes the tetrachordo-Bouzouki fingerboard and its modern notation. The sixth chapter is dedicated to the most important Greek folk musical modes the Bouzouki plays, the Roads, describing their melodic and harmonic structure....

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This thesis will attempt to answer the question: A Culture in Crisis or Cultural Transformation? - The Case of Lviv?s Cultural Actors. The intention of this work is to critically assess the state of culture in Ukraine and to determine who are the real actors impacting cultural development in the country. The present study provides a brief overview of cultural legislation from independence to present-day as well as identifies the private and civil actors engaged in cultural activities in the country. Finally, in the framework of a case study, the thesis examines cultural development at the local level by taking the city of Lviv as an example.

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In my master thesis I deal with the theme of History of group of percussion instruments in National Theatre Orchestra in Prague. In the introductory chapter I talk about the history of the orchestra and the history of the group of percussion instruments. In the next part I will mention the extension of the group of percussion instruments. I also mention the use of percussion instruments in stage music, the instrumentation and the location of the drums in the orchestra pit. In the fifth chapter I deal with the theme of the auditions, followed by the topic of out-of-service activities. The core part of my work are the biographies of the former and current members of the group of percussion instruments. In the attachment, I enclose several photographies that map the group’s activities and the table of players.

The Master thesis is focused on the analysis of national or global influence of the McDonaldization at specific restaurants called Potrefená Husa Hybernská. The thesis consists of a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part deals with basic concepts related to the globalization, McDonaldization, locality, franchising and development of restaurants in the Czech Republic. The practical part includes a profile of the Potrefená Husa Hybernská. The questionnaire is based on this restaurant. The goal of the survey is how much contributes the McDonaldization of food to manifestations of globalization in the food industry and how much allows to retain certain national elements in the eating. Based on the surfy results will be in the final part presented recommendations for possible changes.

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V teoretické části diplomové práce jsou zachycena a rozvedena témata kultury, firemní kultury a národní kultury. Tyto pojmy jsou dále navázány na praktický případ podniku s mezinárodní působností. Zvoleným podnikem je Toyota Peugeot Citroen Automobile Czech, s.r.o. nacházející se nedaleko města Kolína. Práce nezaznamenává jen firemní kulturu jmenovaného podniku, ale taktéž popisuje vzájemný vztah jednotlivých národních kultur podniku TPCA Czech, s.r.o., kultury japonské, francouzské a české.