Nida Gaidauskienė

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On the eve of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Kristijonas Donelaitis (January 1, 1914), in Lithuania ruled by the Russian Empire, the press of the National Democrats and Liberal Democrats covered the efforts to erect a monument in honor of the poet (the idea arose in Lithuania Minor). It criticized the work of the committee that was in charge of the initiative, which was led by conservatives. The Catholic press was very reserved in its coverage of the initiatives of the memorial. The confessional aspect of the imagined Lithuanian national identity also hindered the involvement in a project that would unite the entire nation. In Russian-administered Lithuania, the emphasis was more on publications introducing Donelaitis’s personality and works. In the beginning of 1914, Kristijonas Duonelaitis’s Writings compiled by Jurgis Šlapelis was published in Vilnius; however, no public organization or institution sponsored the book. The difficulties in organizing activities to commemorat...

The author discusses two premieres in Vilnius (November, 1907) - "Wedding" ("Wesele") by Stanisław Wyspiański and "Blinda" by Gabrielius Landsbergis-Žemkalnis. Both plays are concerned with a collective identity problem. "Wedding" presents a view of the pluralistic, multi-ethnic social formation members of which follow different motivations. […] "Wedding," questions the integrity of society, which historically was joined by the Lithuanian - Polish personal Union and shows the disillusion of a general historical task: the way of acting is figured out differently by the intelligentsia and by "revolutionists". The lack of understanding presupposes not only social but also ethnic differences of languages. "Wedding" deals with the problem of polarization of subcultures. "Blinda" demonstrates the social regrouping from a very positive point of view. […] Blinda has a little in common with his historical prototy...

The purpose of this article is to research what kind of aesthetic phenomena Sofija Kymantaitė (later Čiurlionienė) had encountered during the art history lectures at Adrian Baraniecki’s Higher Courses for Women and her visits to the art exhibitions in Cracow (1904–1907). Kymantaitė took the art history course each semester of her studies. At A. Baraniecki’s Higher Courses for Women, Sofija became acquainted with art history from the fifteenth century through modern art. The course was taught by Konstanty Marian Górski, a rather well-known figure in Cracow artistic circles, who returned to Cracow from Paris. Right before Kymantaitė’s entering A. Baraniecki’s Higher Courses for Women, the administration changed the lecturer for Renaissance to Modern Art History, Michał Żmigrodzki, because of his negative evaluation of contemporaneous art, namely, works by symbolists: Arnold Böcklin, Max Klinger, and Franz von Stuck, as well as the Modern art style with its great interest in Japonism. ...

The article analyzes symbols and metaphors in the paintings and written heritage of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. The early works by Čiurlionis, created under the influence of literary symbolism, illustrate the names of paintings by anthropomorphic images, the narrative quite frequently determines the solutions, pertaining to the parts of the cycle. Approximately around 1906 the importance of the narrative was mitigated, the volume of hints to a human body was reduced and attempts at creation of multi-meaning field emerged. The space of interpretation is reached with the help of free and laconic brushstrokes, a code of reserved colours and unusual composition, without avoiding emptiness. Čiurlionis’s painting of a later period is divided into the cycle of tales and “sonatas”, with the latter characterizing with especially developed metaphors. The metaphor of a musical text is created with the help of linear structures, rhythmic change of figure, a lot of perspectives and the ef...

One of the latest projects by M. K. Čiurlionis, the symphonic poem Dies Irae, prompts us to reassess the situation of the composer’s individual position between tradition and modernity. His familiarity with the tradition of Requiem Mass was extensive as he participated in choral Mass at funerals throughout his childhood, as well as was acquainted with the original compositions of Requiem by classic composers. In addition to this, it is likely that Čiurlionis was also familiar with citation, paraphrases, and other interpretations of the Dies Irae sequence by Romantic composers. The Gregorian Chant Dies Irae, which originated in the 13th century, gained its popularity through the period of Romanticism as the most notable idiom of secular music. Čiurlionis also chose one of the most characteristic musical genres of Romanticism - the symphonic poem - that enabled the composer to have extensive creative freedom and also refers to the multi-layered cultural text. In contrast to the comple...

In 1907–1909, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis worked with seven national societies active in Lithuania: Lithuanian Art Society, Amateur Music and Theatre Society “Vilniaus Kanklės”, Lithuanian Association “Rūta” in Vilnius, Music and Theatre Society “Daina” in Kaunas, Lithuanian Scientific Society, Lithuanian Mutual Aid Society of Vilnius, and Charitable Society for Pupils and Students “Žiburėlis”. He was a member of the formerthree organizations. The Lithuanian Art Society was the main platform for Čiurlionis’s professional and social self-realisation. He served as its vice-chair and from September 1907 to September 1909 stood in for its chair, Antanas Žmuidzinavičius. He organised the Second Lithuanian Art Exhibition. On Čiurlionis initiative, the music section was established at the Society. Together with his colleagues, he organized a competition for Lithuanian composers; he also envisaged a periodical of music, art, and literature.The article discusses the question of the aff...