Vytautas Klova was a 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 composer and educator. His best-known work is opera Pilėnai, based on the historical events in Pilėnai

Pilenai

Pilėnai was a fortress in medieval Lithuania. It is well known in the Lithuanian history due to the heroic defense of the castle.-Defence:The defence, led by the Duke Margiris, took place on February 25, 1336, when the castle was besieged by the army of the Teutonic Knights...

. It is by far the most popular Lithuanian opera

Opera

Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

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Biography

From 1946 to 1948 Klova studied in the composition class of professor Juozas Gruodis

Juozas Gruodis

Juozas Gruodis was a famous Lithuanian classic, composer, educator and professor.- External links :* * *...

 at the Kaunas Conservatory. In 1951 he finished professor's Antanas Račiūnas composition class at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre

Lithuanian 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:...

 (then known as the Lithuanian Conservatory). From 1954 to 1994 Klova lectured on music theory

Music theory

Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...

 at the same academy. In 1982 he received his professor's degree.

Klova is the author of the first Lithuanian textbook of polyphony

Polyphony

In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords ....

. He received the Lithuanian SSR

Lithuanian SSR

The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Lithuanian SSR, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union...

 State Prize for his works in 1957 and 1970.

Works

Klova wrote 6 operas:

• Pilėnai
  Pilenai
  Pilėnai was a fortress in medieval Lithuania. It is well known in the Lithuanian history due to the heroic defense of the castle.-Defence:The defence, led by the Duke Margiris, took place on February 25, 1336, when the castle was besieged by the army of the Teutonic Knights...
  
  (1955) – most popular of his works and was named as classics of the Lithuanian opera
• Vaiva (1957)
• Duktė ("Daughter") (1960)
• Žalgiris (Du kalavijai) ("Grunvald (Two Swords)") (1965)
• Amerikoniškoji tragedija ("American Tragedy") (1968)
• Ave, vita (1974)

He also harmonized more than 100 Lithuanian folk songs

Music of Lithuania

Lithuania has a long history of folk, popular and classical musical development.- Folk music :Lithuanian folk music belongs to Baltic music branch which is connected with neolithic corded ware culture. In Lithuanian territory meets two musical cultures: stringed and wind instrument cultures...

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