SIGNS OF IDENTITY IN LITHUANIAN MUSIC OF THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY
Keywords:
Lithuanian music, identity of Lithuanian musicAbstract
In Lithuania as well as in the other countries of the Baltic region, the question of national music identity remains notably important. However, when one starts to analyse the problem of identity of current Lithuanian music, its interdisciplinary character becomes evident. Apparently, the word ‘identity’ itself will become one of the signs of identity of the 21st century, as this topic lately is especially relevant in research of different branches of sciences (notably in the humanities and social sciences) in the context of phenomena of globalization. In an attempt to define a field of search for identity related only to music, different angles – cultural, social, ethical, local, spiritual, etc. – are revealed. How they manifest in Lithuanian music of the latter decade? Does Lithuanian music identity exist? Does it fluctuate? These questions will be attempted to be answered in this article, by analysing the situation of Lithuanian music at the beginning of the 21st century, including specific pieces of works of composers.
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