STUDY SUBJECT PROGRAMME Subject Subject group Credits Subject Subject Reg. No. code certified certification valid until C (No., as ETN4003 Main group of 4 ECTS recorded in a study program register of study subjects). Title LIETUVI Ų ETNIN Ė MUZIKA Title in English LITHUANIAN ETHNIC MUSIC Subject annotation in English (up to 500 symbols) The objectives of the course is to study the Lithuanian musical, spreading and using traditions in the context of the ethnic history of the Lithuanians. Spreading of two main styles of ethnic music not coincides with the boundaries of current ethnographical regions – theses areas reflects ancient cultural territories. Area of polyphony more or less show the territory of former culture of ancient Western, and the monody – the culture of Eastern Balts. Using traditions of the monody reflect the customs and works of the autumn, winter and early spring period, and shows a very strong agriculture heritage, while the polyphony – coincide with the spring and summer period and connects with the heritage of cattle – breading. Necessary background knowledge for the study of the subject The courses of Narrative folklore , Basics of Ethnology and Meloflolkloristics must be studied. Study results of the subject (up to 600 symbols) Students competences are follows: • apply the knowledge, theories and methods for working position • organize researches of ethnic music and ethnic culture • research and evaluate ethnic music as the feature of culture heritage • work in the scientific, education and art institutions • prepare and work with the national and international projects and do the evaluation of these projects • prepare the programs for researching ethnic music and ethnic culture • make the support and consultations for the performers of ethnic music • make the scientific and methodical support for the government education, art and other institutions Subject contents (up to 1200 symbols) Monody and polyphony in Lithuanian ethnic music. Musical folklore of southeaster Lithuania – Dz ūkija and Suvalkija. Musical folklore of largest Lithuanian region Aukštaitija. Phenomena of contra punctual polyphonic sutartin ės. Musical folklore of western Lithuania Žemaitija. Folk songs and instrumental music of former region of Lithuania Minor. The regions of the culture of Eastern and Western Balts. Lithuanians according to the data of musical folklore. Study hours There will be lectures 30 hours’ duration, seminars of 32. 5 hours’ duration, consultations of 10 hours’ duration, homework – 25 hours’ and individual work required – 62. 5 hours’. Evaluation of study results Written examination with open/closed quiestions. Assessment consists of mid – term examination – 30%, final examination – 50%, seminars and student’s homework – 20% of the final mark. 1 Literature Apanavi čius R. (2008). Lithuanian Polyphonic Sutartin ės: Problems of Chronology. Vēsture: Avoti un Cilv ēki. Vēsture XII. Daugavpils, 2009, p. 9 – 15. 1 example at the Library of the University Apanavi čius R. (2003). Ethnic Instrumentology of the Balts . Short curriculum. Kaunas//http://www.vdu.lt/encourses/ETN%20326.pdf Intranet of the University Apanavi čius R. (1996). Ancient Balts According to Ethnoinstrumentological Data. The Indo- Europeanization of the Northern Europe. Journal of Indo-European Studies , Monograph No. 17. Washington, D.C., p. 255-268. 1 example at the Library of the Department of the Ethnology and Folklore of the University Apanavi čius R. (1996; 2003). Ancient Lithuanian Kankl ės. Electronic publishing by Multimedia Center for the Humanities. Vilnius/http://kankles.mch.lt/ Internet Astrauskas R. (1999). The Lithuanian Calendar Rites and Music: on the Issues of Cicle Unity. Ritual and Music. Vilnius, p. 55 – 67. 1 example at the Library of the Department of the Ethnology and Folklore of the University Ra čiūnait ė – Vy činien ė D. (2002). Sutartin ės. Lithuanian Polyphonical Songs. Vilnius, 2002. 2 examples at the Library of the University Programme prepared by Prof. Dr. Habil. Romualdas Apanavi čius, Departmment of Cultural Studies and Ethnology 2 .