Kai kurie muzikinio gyvenimo bruožai Lietuvos politinių įvykių kontekste (1795-1863)

ENThe article considers some features of the Lithuanian musical culture that had been influenced by dramatic and complicated political changes between 1795 and 1863. The loss of the Lithuanian statehood following the partitions of Poland and demise of the Lilhuanian- Polish Commonwealth, war against Napoleon, and political revolts- each event spawned rapid changes in Lithuanian culture. Texts were written in response to these historical changes, and these were set to music using the melodies of famous songs. A vast majority of these songs first appeared in Poland and spread later to Lithuania. Some of them were translated into Lithuanian. Patriotic songs were composed in response to the French Revolution at the end of the 18lh century. During the 1794 revolt in the Lilhuanian-Polish Commonwealth the famous political figure Mykolas Kleofas Oginskis composed marches, political and patriotic songs for rebels. Piano miniatures composed by the rebel leader Tadeusz Kościuszko were also popular. Common traits of music found in bourgeois, aristocratic, and even peasant culture were significant. The collective striving towards freedom and the shared concept of a unified nation accelerated the intonational and rhythmical specificity of music in Lithuania, which then influenced local musical traditions and development.