ENAt the end of the 20th century, the development of Lithuanian art music was related to post-modernist trends in global art and distinctive features of Lithuanian music - interest in ethnic regions, their singularity, features of ethnic music, the history of the regions since ancient times (the 10th-13th century), historical, mythological and literary characters. With the political climate of the country changing, European and global culture becoming more accessible, in 1990, after Lithuania became an independent state, interest in the treasures of opening Western European and modern global culture grew significantly. This became particularly evident at the beginning of the 21st century when Lithuania became an associated (1999) and full member of the European Union (2004). Common global cultural trends are ever more often reflected in the compositions of art music, the latest sound production technologies have an impact on music. Keywords: Lithuanian music, globalisation, composer, transformation. [From the publication]