THE CZECH CREATION OF CONCERT MELODRAMA IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21st CENURY

This Bachelor thesis named “Czech Creation of Concert Melodrama in the Second Half of the 20th Century and Beginning of the 21st Century with Analysis of 4 Compositions” deals with the view of Czech melodrama as a specific genre combining spoken word with musical component that has historically had an important tradition in the Czech Republic. The thesis primarily focuses on the chronological development and various component concepts in our country in the past 50 years. In order to demonstrate the topic, four melodramas by authors from different generations are presented in the paper. Through their analysis, the author describes what directions the style and development of the Czech concert melodrama has been heading