Vytautas Kernagis
Encyclopedia
Vytautas Kernagis was a Lithuanian singer-songwriter
, bard
, actor, director, and television announcer. He is considered a pioneer of Lithuania
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He was a member of the pioneering Lithuanian big beat
bands Aisčiai (1966–1968) and Rupūs miltai (1969–1972). Kernagis recorded his first album of sung poetry in 1978. Kernagis also took part in the first Lithuanian rock opera
Velnio nuotaka, first Lithuanian musical
Ugnies medžioklė su varovais (1976), and first Lithuanian musical for a puppet theatre Šokantis ir dainuojantis mergaitės vieversėlis.
Kernagis suffered from gastric cancer and died March 15, 2008. He was cremated and interred in the Antakalnis Cemetery
in Vilnius
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Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, bard
Bard (Soviet Union)
The term bard came to be used in the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and continues to be used in Russia today, to refer to singer-songwriters who wrote songs outside the Soviet establishment, similarly to beatnik folk singers of the United States...
, actor, director, and television announcer. He is considered a pioneer of Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n sung poetry
Sung poetry
Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in Eastern European countries, such as Poland and the Baltic States, to describe songs consisting of a poem and music written specially for that text. The compositions usually feature a delicate melody and scarce musical background, often...
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Career
Vytautas Kernagis attended M.K.Čiurlionis and Vilnius 23rd schools. In 1973, he graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and TheatreLithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius, Lithuania, is a state-supported conservatory that trains students in music, theatre, and multimedia arts.-History:...
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He was a member of the pioneering Lithuanian big beat
Big beat
Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...
bands Aisčiai (1966–1968) and Rupūs miltai (1969–1972). Kernagis recorded his first album of sung poetry in 1978. Kernagis also took part in the first Lithuanian rock opera
Rock opera
A rock opera is a work of rock music that presents a storyline told over multiple parts, songs or sections in the manner of opera. A rock opera differs from a conventional rock album, which usually includes songs that are not unified by a common theme or narrative. More recent developments include...
Velnio nuotaka, first Lithuanian musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
Ugnies medžioklė su varovais (1976), and first Lithuanian musical for a puppet theatre Šokantis ir dainuojantis mergaitės vieversėlis.
Kernagis suffered from gastric cancer and died March 15, 2008. He was cremated and interred in the Antakalnis Cemetery
Antakalnis Cemetery
Antakalnis Cemetery , sometimes referred as Antakalnis Military Cemetery, is the cemetery in the Antakalnis district of Vilnius in Lithuania. It was established in 1809....
in Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania, and its largest city, with a population of 560,190 as of 2010. It is the seat of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality. It is also the capital of Vilnius County...
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Filmography
- Kai aš mažas buvau (When I was little) (1968)
- Mažoji išpažintis (Little confession) (1971)
- Atsiprašau (I'm sorry) (1982)
- Kažkas atsitiko (Something happened) (1986)
- Anastasija (Anastasia) (2006)
Discography
- Akustinis (1978 LP albumLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, 1994 CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
ir MC, 2006, Vilniaus plokštelių studija) - Baltojo nieko dainelės (1979, Vilniaus plokštelių studija; 2000, „"Čiki Piki")
- Vytautas Kernagis (1979 LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, Melodia C60-10889-90) - Kabaretas „Tarp girnų“ (1982 small vinyl, 1984 LPLP albumThe LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
, Vilniaus plokštelių studija) - Vytautas kernagis Čikagoje (1985, Cassettes studija)
- Dainos teatras:
- Žvilgsnis nuo kalno (1986, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Eik savo keliu (1987, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Povo link... (1989, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Apie medžioklę (1990, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Keistumas (1991 m., "Lituanus")
- Dainos teatras – Abėcėlė (1993, "Bomba")
- Vaikai vanagai (1994, "Bomba")
- Kabaretas „Tarp girnų“ 1979–1994 (1994 m., "Bomba")
- Baltas paukštis (1998, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Teisingos dainos (2003, "TigrisTigrisThe Tigris River is the eastern member of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of southeastern Turkey through Iraq.-Geography:...
") - Dainos teatras (2006)
- Klasika (2007, 5 CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
collection):- Akustinis
- Baltojo nieko dainelės
- Dainos teatras
- Teisingos dainos
Awards
- 1995 - Antanas Šabaniauskas' musical award
- 2000 - "Bravo" award
- 2002 - Officer's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasOrder of the Lithuanian Grand Duke GediminasThe Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of Lithuania for outstanding performance in civil and public offices. Foreign nationals may also be awarded this Order. The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke...
- 2008 - National Award of the Culture and Art for the professionality of modern creation and artistry.