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Dreaming about the American West: Tramping and Country Music in Communist Czechoslovakia

open access: yesEuropean Journal of American Studies
In the paper, I discuss the unexpected popularity of American-style country music against the backdrop of the Czechoslovak political climate, marked by the open atmosphere of the 1960s and the so-called normalization period of the 1970s.
Tomáš Pospíšil
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Poděkování a malé ohlédnutí

open access: yesMusicologica Brunensia, 2010
The main task of this modest article is to thank Stanislav [Tesař] and express gratitude to him for the years spent together working in the Czech Music Society.
Anna Chorvátová
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Postdramatic Tendencies in Czech Avant-Garde Theatre: Reconsidering the Case of Director Emil František Burian and His Production of "May" (1935)

open access: yesPamiętnik Teatralny
This article analyses the production May (1935) by the Czech avant-garde director Emil František Burian, based on the famous Romantic poem by Karel Hynek Macha.
David Drozd
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Shape Notes, Gospels and Spirituals: Rediscovering Spirituality in the 21st Century

open access: yesAmerican and British Studies Annual, 2008
Spirituals, gospels and Sacred harp songs (recorded on paper with the help of specific form of shape notes) represent a strong 19th century American cultural tradition.
Irena Přibylová
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A Social Critique of Czech Musicality: A Typology of Listeners to Music

open access: yes, 2005
In the autumn of 2001, the author conducted a rather extensive sociological survey in the Czech Republic concerning preferences in music and musical activities. A representative sample of the population, aged between 18 and 75, included more than 1 000 people. The survey Explorer broader contexts of musical consumption as well.
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Muzikolog a estetik Jaroslav Volek dobově i aktuálně

open access: yesMusicologica Brunensia, 2009
The article is partly based on the entry written for the web-based Český hudební slovník (Czech Music Dictionary www.musicologica.cz/slovnik) by the author together with Martina Stratilková.
Ivan Poledňák
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