Lietuviška Muzikologinė Literatūra Tarpukario Lietuvoje (1918–1940)
Lithuanian Musicological Literature: 1918–1940

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses musical literature (folk and choral music, musical theory) that was published and used in Lithuania between 1918 and 1940. Its popularity was due to the practical needs in larger cities of the country – Kaunas and Klaipëda – where public musical schools were established. The course books of that period containing descriptions of playing techniques of Lithuanian folk instruments – skuduèiai (panpipes) and birbynë (reed) – may be held unique. The article provides a separate discussion of the contribution of Teodoras Brazys to the development of musical theory. Up to the present day, his work School of Choral remains the most valuable book in this area published in the Lithuanian language. The studies and albums dedicated to Mikalojus Konstantinas Èiurlionis, Èeslovas Sasnauskas, and Juozas Naujalis are of special value as well.

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