Music

The term "music of Lithuania" refers to all musical genres connected to the country, which has a lengthy history of folk, popular, and classical musical growth. Pre-Christian Lithuania was a polytheistic nation, and music played a significant role in rituals. Songs were written to commemorate the brave acts of soldiers and those who perished in battle, as well as to accompany musical accompaniment.

The polytheistic beliefs of ancient Lithuanians placed a high value on music. It is known that around the beginning of the second millennium, Baltic tribes had unique burial customs in which the actions of the deceased were recounted through recitation. Ritual songs about battles, heroes, and kings were also present. Traveling monks brought the first professional music to Lithuania in the eleventh century. Gregorian chant was first introduced after Lithuania was christened in 1387 when religious music first began to spread. Local cappellas were established as a result of concerts that traveling artists organized at the manors and castles of the Lithuanian nobility.