A. Strazdaitė-Ziberkienė “Manifestations of Lithuanianness in Music Publications of the 19th century” doctoral dissertation defence

Author, Institution: Aušra Strazdaite-Ziberkienė, Kaunas University of Technology

Science area, field of science: Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003

Scientific supervisor: Prof. Dr. Darius Kučinskas (Kaunas University of Technology, Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003)

Dissertation Defence Board of History and Theory of Arts Science Field:
Prof. Dr. Saulius Keturakis (Kaunas University of Technology, Humanities, Philosophy, H001) – chairman
Prof. Dr. Rytis Ambrazevičius (Kaunas University of Technology, Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rimantas Astrauskas (Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003)
Prof. Dr. Martinš Boiko (Jazeps Vituols Latvian Academy of Music, Humanities, Philology, H004)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Laima Budzinauskienė (Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Humanities, History and Theory of Arts, H003)

The doctoral dissertation is available at the library of Kaunas University of Technology (K. Donelaičio g. 20, Kaunas).

Annotation:

Manifestations of Lithuanianness in the 19^th century music publications is a complex and controversial topic in analyzing not only music publications but also the entire historical and cultural self-expression of the nation. Therefore, the dissertation deals with the period from the destruction of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795 until the proclamation of independence of Lithuania in 1918, according to historical and political events that have fundamentally determined and shaped the concept of the period in question. The object of research is the 19^th century music publications in Lithuanian and in non-Lithuanian languages, related to the cultural expression of the Lithuanian nation in various ways.
The aim of the dissertation is to reveal, investigate and evaluate the manifestations of Lithuanianness in the 19^th century in music publications, to analyze the peculiarities of publications, perceiving them as a multifaceted complex product of musical-cultural expression which had a significant role in the formation and development of national music, contributed significantly to the formation of national identity and at the same time played an important role in intercultural communication.
There are analyzed  the general political, economic, and social situation of the Lithuanian nation in the 19^th century, the concept of Lithuanianness and its development. The music publications are analyzed as a result of the publishing process, the structure of the repertoire of publications, genre diversity and stylistic structure are analyzed, the field of historical-cultural context, issues of intercultural communication and national identity are researched in greater detail.