HubHip: Arts: Music: Composition: Composers: C: Ciurlionis, Mikalojus Konstantinas (7)

DescriptionLithuanian Romantic period composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis (1875-1911) was also a gifted visual artist, especially in painting. He also ushered in the nationalist movement in Lithuanian composition, being in the forefront of those using folk melodies in his compositions. Two noted works are the symphonic poems In the Forest and The Sea.

DescriptionLithuanian Romantic period composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis (1875-1911) was also a gifted visual artist, especially in painting. He also ushered in the nationalist movement in Lithuanian composition, being in the forefront of those using folk melodies in his compositions. Two noted works are the symphonic poems In the Forest and The Sea.

   Ciurlionis, Mikalojus Konstantinas

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