Lietuviškosios grigalistikos pradžia
The beginnings of the Gregorian chant studies in Lithuania

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the very first publications on the subject of Gregorian chant in Lithuania, written in Lithuanian language. The period of investigation is the first half of the 20th century, since the very first articles on the subject were published in 1909, while the last ones, which are drawn to a closer examination, are the ones published in 1938. The authors of these first articles, essays and studies of the Gregorian chant, were at the same time the founders of the Lithuanian National music, i. e. such composers and church musicians as Juozas Naujalis, Česlovas Sasnauskas and the priest Teodoras Brazys. Their insight, impact, and influence on the Gregorian chant knowledge and, to a certain extent, movement in Lithuania, are discussed in detail in the present article. The attention is paid to their standing within the context of the Gregorian chant movement and studies in general in the above mentioned period.

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