Music in Lithuania
Music in Lithuania is part of the art and culture of Lithuania . Ancient music is associated with paganism . The folk music is still in Lithuania very popular. It is maintained and developed in most of the cultural centers in all parishes. The ancient Lithuanian instruments are Kanklės and Birbynė . The singular polyphonic folk song in Lithuania is Sutartinė .
The history of the Lithuanian organ landscape began around the 15th century. Several conservatories have been established in Soviet Lithuania . Many local music schools exist in several communities and are publicly funded.
Musician
The most famous Lithuanian composer is Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis . The most famous Lithuanian conductor is Mirga Gražinytė .
education
See the list of music schools in Lithuania
- LMTA , University Music Academy in Vilnius (with the faculties / departments in Kaunas and Klaipėda )
- Stasys Šimkus Conservatory Klaipėda
- Juozas Gruodis Conservatory Kaunas
- Juozas Tallat Kelpša Conservatory Vilnius
- Music department of the Čiurlionis Art High School
Concert halls
- Lithuanian National Philharmonic
- Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater
- Kaunas Philharmonic
- Palanga concert hall
orchestra
- Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
- Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra
- Kaunas Symphony Orchestra
- Alytus Symphony Orchestra
- Chamber orchestra
- Christophorus Chamber Orchestra
- Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
- Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra
- Panevėžys Chamber Orchestra
- Chamber orchestra Šiauliai
- Camerata Klaipeda
- New Ideas Chamber Orchestra
literature
- Arvydas Karaška. Liaudies muzika. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija , T. XIII (Leo-Magazyn). - Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 2008. 75 psl.