Runemagick - Trifid Nebula

RACHIUNAS Antanas Jono [p. 4 (17) IX 1905, village Uzhlyaushay, now Panevezysky district] - Soviet composer. Nar art.Litas. SSR (1965). In 1933 he graduated from the Kaunas Conservatory in composition with J. Gruodis. In 1936-39 he improved at the Paris Conservatory. In 1931-35 he taught in Nar. conservatory in Kaunas. R. is one of the active builders of the litas. owls musesculture. He made an important contribution to the development of the theater., Symph. and chamber instr. music. To his most means. productionbelong to the opera Marita about the heroine of the litas people, as well as symphonies, marked by the bright nat. coloring. Since 1940, teacher of Kaunas, since 1949 the head. Department of Composition, since 1958 professor at the Vilnius Conservatory. Among his students are E. Balsis, V. Klova, V. Baumilas, V. Paltanavičius, Yu. Gaizauskas, V. Barkauskas, B. Kutavičius, V. Bagdonas.