807 research outputs found
The piano music by Čestmír Gregor
No full textIn my thesis, I introduce a complete list of piano works by Cestmír Gregor, a contemporary Czech composer of modern classical music. 1 have tried to define his compositional techniques and sources of inspiration by analysing the individual pieces of music. I have found that the major features of the author's highly unique style are polyphonic thinking, the development of motives from small nuclei, expressive themes, plastic tunes, inventive work with rhythm, and the absence of a tonal centre which he compensates for by distinctive melodies . The author finds his inspiration in folklore, especially Moravian (Leoš Janácek), the works of Czech interwar avantgarde (Pavel Borkovec) and in jazz (Jaroslav Ježek). His music reflects the emotional states of a man living in the twenty-first century whose life style is predominantly determined by an urban environment. Gregor does not use any of the Musica Nova theories, instead he founded his own music language. The basis for his compositions is communicative music, which follows the patterns of human perceptive psychology. Gregor's concertant compositions are typical for a new instrument stylization and nontraditional attitudes towards instrument virtuosity (playing with a palm, elbow; an unconventional fingering). His piano sonatas and concerts enable the..
Čestmír Gregor: The Piano Compositions of the Composer
No full textIn my thesis, I introduce a complete list of piano works by Čestmír Gregor, a contemporary Czech composer of modern classical music. 1 have tried to define his compositional techniques and sources of inspiration by analysing the individual pieces of music. I have found that the major features of the author's highly unique style are polyphonic thinking, the development of motives from small nuclei, expressive themes, plastic tunes, inventive work with rhythm, and the absence of a tonal centre which he compensates for by distinctive melodies . The author finds his inspiration in folklore, especially Moravian (Leoš Janáček), the works of Czech interwar avantgardě (Pavel Borkovec) and in jazz (Jaroslav Ježek). His music reflects the emotional states of a man living in the twenty-first century whose life style is predominantly determined by an urban environment. Gregor does not use any of the Musica Nova theories, instead he founded his own music language. The basis for his compositions is communicative music, which follows the patterns of human perceptive psychology. Gregor's concertant compositions are typical for a new instrument stylization and nontraditional attitudes towards instrument virtuosity (playing with a palm, elbow; an unconventional fingering). His piano sonatas and concerts enable the..
Gregor Piatigorsky
No full textIn this Master disertation, the author talks about the life and career of a legendary virtuoso cellist Gregor Piatigorsky. Gregor Piatigorsky is one of the most important figures in the history of cello. Piatigorsky has not only achieved an incredible solo career, but as a teacher he also raised a large number of great cellists and cello teachers of today. Among his most famous pupil are Mischa Maisky, Steven Isserlis or Raphael Wallfish. Disertation also includes authors own experience with teaching of Laurence Lesser, who was an assistant of Piatigorsky for almost 7 years, and whose style of teaching is nearly the same as Piatigorsky's
Statewide congestion overview
No full textprepared by Oregon Department of Transportation, Transportation Planning Analysis Unit ; principal author: Brian Gregor ; staff support: Michal Wert, MW Consulting.Title from PDF title page.Covers OCLC #1390891081, OCLC #1378912112, OCLC #1201266716, and OCLC #1201266486.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Gregor Samsa’s Self Alienation in Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis: Lacanian Psychoanalysis
No full textThis research is focused on Jacques Lacan\u27s psychoanalytic theory, which is described in the main character in Franz Kafka\u27s novel The Metamorphosis. Gregor Samsa is the main character of The Metamorphosis. Gregor was a traveling salesman who was the Samsa family\u27s sole son and earner. He mysteriously transforms into a massive bug, causing him to be estranged from his family. The author finds out why Gregor’s family members do not care about him and can\u27t perceive him as a complicated human being with his own needs. As a result, Gregor has been estranged from his family and himself. The author argues that Gregor has another alienation from his physical reality after the transformation. His family views him as a terrifying, unpleasant monster, as seen by their fear of his existence and their decision to get rid of him. Gregor, who suffers from humiliation, views himself in the same light. He and his family unwittingly reject Gregor\u27s potential as an individual, making him feel alienated. This research aims to identify how Gregor\u27s conditions make him feel alienated and the connection between his identity crisis and alienation, as depicted in The Metamorphosis. Although humans are free human beings, society contributes to the perspective of self-identity and the decision of their own goals
Wings of Gregor Samsa: Motif’s Implementation in Russian Thought
No full textThis article is dedicated to the reception of Franz Kafka’s novella “The Metamorphosis” within Russian intellectual discourse. The aim of this article is to analyze various interpretative perspectives regarding the presence of wings in the transformed Gregor Samsa. The analysis juxtaposes different readings of the novella, highlighting the perspectives of Russian translator G. Notkin, critic V. Belonozhko, and Russian-speaking playwright Z. Sagalov, author of the play “Don’t Trust Mr. Kafka.” It is revealed that the question of Gregor’s wings presents contrasting resolutions in scholarly and translational hermeneutics on one hand, and artistic interpretations on the other. The issue of whether transformed Gregor possesses wings was raised by V. Nabokov, and in the scholarly and translational tradition that challenges Nabokov’s interpretation, Gregor’s metamorphosis into a winged insect is rejected. Conversely, artistic hermeneutics portray Gregor as a winged creature. The relevance of this interpretation is substantiated by referencing Kafka's unfinished novel “Wedding Preparations in the Village,” which contains an image of transformation into an insect with wings. The comparative analysis and observations presented by the author form the basis for an original interpretation of the novella, supported by an examination of its narrative specifics and a discussion of English translation practices regarding the lexeme denoting the insect into which Gregor transformed
The Struggle of Gregor against Alienation in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis
No full textThe Metamorphosis tells a transformation of a man into an insect. That man is Gregor Samsa. He has to struggle against alienation from people around him until he finally meets his tragic death. The story begins when one morning Gregor who works as a cloth salesman, found his body turned into a giant insect when he woke up. He thought it might be a dream. But as time passes and his human form does not come back, Gregor finally believes that what he experienced is not only a hallucination. Until the end, Gregor could no longer do his activities as usual. Gregor's family who felt that Gregor is now nothing but a burden, then they abandon Gregor just like that, make Gregor struggling alone to live his new life until he died because he could not stand the injury and the pressure he felt.
This research uses qualitative method to find and analyze the data in the novel. The data are collected using the documentary method. There are primary data and secondary data. The primary data of the research are collected from the novel written by Franz Kafka entitled The Metamorphosis. They are in the form of facts and information about the alienation of Gregor presented in the novel. The secondary data are the information that is out of the novel such as the real socio-cultural condition of Prague in the early twentieth century and the life of the author. They are taken from the various sources for instance books, journals, literary work reviews, internets and the other sources to support the analysis. To find the ideological implication of class struggle as the structure of the text in The Metamorphosis, this research describes about the socio-cultural condition of Prague that must have an influence to Kafka in taking alienation as his theme of the story. Analyzing the structure of the novel and the real society of Prague will lead the writer to know the worldview of the author. By knowing the world view of the author, then the ideology and the reason of the author in creating The Metamorphosis can be understood.
The result of this research shows (1) Gregor is alienated from people around him, his father, sister, mother, and his manager where he works. And after struggle with his miserable condition, he meets his death. His death could be the only way to free him from his alienation. (2) The social and cultural background of the people living in the novel of The Metamorphosis are reflected to the condition of society that was trapped within the slavery of capitalism caused by industrialization that was developing in Europe at that time. In addition, the alienation by most European citizens against the Jews was also the portrayal of social conditions in the story. (3) The author‟s worldview in The Metamorphosis is a thinking that believes that human existence is very importan
Interviews with key stakeholders in Bolivia on plurinational state-building (2013-2023)
No full text<p>Qualitative data (audio recordings) used for the dissertation "The Plurinational Challenge - Intercultural state-building and the rights of nature in Bolivia" by Cletus Gregor Barié (2024). Please contact the author if you are interested in accessing the data ([email protected]).</p>
“Gregor Had Yet to Discover That Life Was Truly Stranger Than Fiction”: Proverbial Messages in Marc Estrin’s Kafkaesque Novel Insect Dreams. The Half Life of Gregor Samsa (2002)
No full textReaders and reviewers alike have delighted in Insect Dreams. The Half Life of Gregor Samsa (2002), Marc Estrin’s survey of political and cultural developments in Europe and the United States between 1915 and 1945. Estrin traces the odyssey of Gregor Samsa, Franz Kafka’s most famous literary character, from Vienna to Los Alamos via New York and Washington, D.C. Up until now, however, no one has followed the red thread of proverbs and proverbial expressions throughout this epic work. By exploring when, why, how, by whom, and to whom proverbs are used in Insect Dreams, we show what effect the traditional or modified proverbial language has on the style and message of this truly innovative American novel. This modern novel is proof positive that proverbs can play a major role in a literary work whose author plays all registers of language, just as Nobel laureates Günter Grass, Elfriede Jellinek, José Saramago, and Alexander Solzhenitsyn have done with proverbs in their novels
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