Iconisation of Suffering in Czech Artificial Music of the 20th Century
The study concerns about various types of reflections and artificial expressions of the subject of “suffering” in Czech artificial music of the 20th century - answering the framework of questions in what kind of circumstances, led by which motives, why, when, how, and using which artistic means, those compositions came into a being. The epoch brought many dramas to a life of a Czech nation, but also, due to all the important changes in social structure, mode of living, and technological developments of civilisation, in general, many dramatic breaks showed up, and struck, an individual life of a human. Stories of suffering, narrated between national, individual and existential perspectives, through the expressive power of musical art work - allowing to overcome many difficulties of language usage solely; present an essential testimony about the importance of the culture for transferring basic human values, forming the continuity of an idea of a free society, and help with a regeneration of identity structures of Humanity, through generations; especially under difficult conditions. The focus of a study presented, should offer an insight into a process of iconisation, how it appears, and - by the current state of research involved - works, in a multilayered field of music, and it's diverse contexts.