Musicologica Olomucensia, 2013, vol. 18
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Exploring ancient musical ratios
Matin Celhoffer
Musicologica Olomucensia vol. 18, (2013):9-19 | DOI: 10.5507/mo.2013.011 
Diese Studie geht den möglichen anthropologischen und kulturellen Voraussetzungen für die Errichtung der Zahlenverhältnisse als Analogie zum musikalischen Intervallen nach. Es befasst sich mit der Beziehung zwischen frühen Ausprägungen der Geometrie und Arithmetik, und stellt sich die Frage: inwieweit sind diese Beziehungen eine notwendige Voraussetzung für eine idealisierte Auffassung von der aus der pythagoreischen Tradition bekannten Tonstrukturen.
Prvky českého a moravského folkloru v tvorbě Bohuslava Martinů a jeho žáka Jana Nováka
Elements of Czech and Moravian Folklore in the Production of Bohuslav Martinů and His Pupil Jan Novák
Martin Flašar
Musicologica Olomucensia vol. 18, (2013):21-27 | DOI: 10.5507/mo.2013.012
Zahlreiche loci communes können in der Produktion von tschechischen Komponisten Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959) und seine einzige tschechische Schüler Jan Novák (1921-1984) gefunden werden. Es ist insbesondere ihr Interesse an der tschechischen und mährischen Volkslieder und Tänze, Ästhetik des Volkstheaters, mittelalterliche Passionsspiele, commedia dell'arte, pastoralen Motiven und Folk Reime. Für beide Komponisten war die Wahl dieser Elemente ganz natürlich, die sich aus ihrer kulturellen Wurzeln aufwuchs. Ihre Rückkehr auf die Frage der Volkskultur in der Nachkriegs-Entwicklung stellt eine Opposition gegen die offizielle Kulturpolitik des tschechoslowakischen...
Poznámky k postihnutiu nástupu a formovania slovenskej hudobnej avantgardy v 60. rokoch 20. storočia
Notes to Understanding of Beginning and Formation of Slovak Musical Avant-garde in the 1960s
Ľubomír Chalupka
Musicologica Olomucensia vol. 18, (2013):29-45 | DOI: 10.5507/mo.2013.013
When avant-garde intentions, orientations and results in artistic-creative environement are discussed, it is important to follow the cultural-social and historical conditions leading to closeness, normativeness, steadines and mental adjustment. This led to the decisive reactions of creative subjects, focused on a search of new, untried and dynamic sources, means and inspirational areas in order to get these sources into artistic and cultural contexts while negating previous traditions. The term "avant-garde", originally applied in military area, have been also used to characterize European history of artistic movements in the 20th century, also spread...
Beethoven, Schumann a Wagner: Stylistické vlivy německé hudby na Musorgského tvorbu
Beethoven, Schumann and Wagner: stylistic influence of German music in the works of Mussorgsky
Nors S. Josephson
Musicologica Olomucensia vol. 18, (2013):47-64 | DOI: 10.5507/mo.2013.014
While Wagner's impact on Musorgsky appears limited to a few quotes from Lohengrin and Siegfried in Boris Godunov and Pictures at an Exhibition, respectively, Beethovens's influences on the Russian composer are far more extensive. Already Musorgsky's early scherzo compositions are clearly modelled on Beethoven's scherzi from his 4th and 9th Symphony. In addition, the central themes in Boris Godunov utilize earlier Beethoven themes, and many later Musorgsky subjects from Songs and Dances of Death and Khovanshchina are based on ideas from Beethoven's string quartets op. 132 and 133.Even more impressive are Musorgsky's numerous borrowings from Schumann's...
Vojtěch Říhovský a jeho působení v Dubu nad Moravou
Vojtěch Říhovský and his Activities in Dub nad Moravou
Ingrid Silná
Musicologica Olomucensia vol. 18, (2013):65-78 | DOI: 10.5507/mo.2013.015
The paper deals with the youth of the composer Vojtěch Říhovský (1871-1950) and his work as an organist and choirmaster at the Purification of the Virgin Mary Church in Dub nad Moravou until 1902, when he moved to Chrudim. The paper describes his family background and music education in Prague. It also covers and briefly analyses his compositional output during that time and takes account of its contemporary success.
Chrámová hudba v Olomouci po roce 1945 II
Church Music in Olomouc after 1945 II
Eva Vičarová
Musicologica Olomucensia vol. 18, (2013):79-93 | DOI: 10.5507/mo.2013.016
The paper deals with the history of church music in the Churches of St. Cyril and Methodius, Virgin Mary Help of Christians, St. Urban, St. Barbara, St. Stephen, St. Andrew, and Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary located in the city districts Hejčín, Hodolany, Holice, Chválkovice, Klášterní Hradisko, Slavonín, and Svatý Kopeček u Olomouce respectively. It presents the liturgical and autonomous music activities of their choirs and the leading personalities connected to the operation of the choirs.The artistic level of individual choirs reflected the erudition and interpretive capacities of the church musicians. Many of them were recruited from...