Early choral singing in Lithuania

• Academia: straipsnio tekstas

ENThe vocal-instrumental ensembles of churches were the main centres of the development of choral music. the Vilnius theatre was not greatly affected by the russian stage music traditions in the first half of the nineteenth century, and, instead, promoted a western music style and spirit. the musical life in Vilnius and the Lithuanian peripheries indicated a shortage of professional singers and conductors to stimulate the choral art mainly due to russification, political tension, and the poor economic situation. [Extract, p. 91]