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The most important Lithuanian popular folk music ensembles included Skriaudžių kanklės, formed in 1906, and Lietuva. Such ensembles were based on traditional music, but were modernized to be palatable to the masses; the early 20th century also saw the spread of traditional musical plays like The Kupiškėnai Wedding. [1] Dancers in national ...
A fragment of Lithuanian psalm Gyvenimą tas turės by Martynas Mažvydas, 1570. Music was very important part of ancient Lithuanian polytheistic belief. It is known that, at the start of the 2nd millennium, Baltic tribes had special funeral traditions in which the deeds of the dead were narrated using recitation, and ritual songs about war campaigns, heroes and rulers also existed.
Lithuanian folk music includes romantic songs, wedding songs, as well as work songs and archaic war songs. Traditional songs are performed either solo or in groups, in unison or harmonized in primarily in thirds (tūravoti - lith. "to harmonize").
The Lithuanian Song and Dance Festival (Lithuanian: Lietuvių dainų ir šokių šventė), colloquially known also as the Song Celebration (Lithuanian: Dainų šventė) is a Lithuanian massive traditional song and dance festival. [1] It takes place roughly every four years.
29-stringed concert kanklės with a music stand. Apanavičius classifies the kanklės into three basic traditional types, although there are variations within each type and some overlap of areas. Each type has its own playing technique. [8] Kanklės of Northeastern Aukštaitians: the simplest and most ancient form. Carved out of a single piece ...
Lithuanian laments is an archaic genre of Lithuanian folk songs. There are two major categories of Lithuanian laments : funeral lament (laidotuvių rauda) and wedding lament (vestuvių rauda). [ 1 ] Other kinds of laments are associated with various crucial, often misfortunate moments of life: illness, domestic misfortune (e.g., fire), soldier ...
The Povilas Stulga Museum of Lithuanian Folk Instruments (Lithuanian: Povilo Stulgos lietuvių tautinės muzikos instrumentų muziejus) is located in the Old Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. Its permanent collection contains Lithuanian and international musical instruments , recordings, books, placards, photographs, and letters.
Lithuanian music by city (4 C) + Lithuanian musicologists (2 C, 4 P) A. Albums by Lithuanian artists (1 C, 1 P) C. Classical music in Lithuania (3 C) F.