Res Humanitariae

How thoroughly does the listener “measure” and reflect on the mathematical-acoustic foundation of the work Bolé LT for string orchestra and spatial system? There may be at least a couple of answers, depending on the versions of the work presentation. The first is if a “libretto” or score is provided. In this case, the listener attempts to relate the sound images to the described structural principles of the work. How successful this is depends on the individual and on the psychological adequacy of the structural principles. This study examines the second case – when there is no such „libretto.“ Methods: acoustic analysis, literature analysis, comparison, and generalization.

In recent years, the artistic activity of country music ensembles has become increasingly popular in Latvia. In 2008, a marathon of country music performers was organised for the first time as part of the program of the 24th National Latvian Song and Dance Festival. The article attempts to review the goals, content, variety of forms of expression, instrumentation, repertoire, discoveries and losses of this marathon. A new concept of folk music band is presented.

This article examines the phenomenon of the simultaneous functioning of three types of valačobnyja (Easter hymn) song melodies in the Hlybokaje, Miory and Šarkaŭščyna districts of the Viciebsk region of Belarus, relying on authentic terminology recorded during folklore-ethnographic expeditions. The study revealed that the ‘folk’ classification of these song melodies is based on an ethno-confessional component, and is consciously used by local tradition-bearers to differentiate and label types of song melody.

Based on archival material, data on ethnic instrumentology expeditions suggests that, while exchanging the traditions of ethnic musicianship and the typical originality of old music (polyphony and prevailing multinational European musical instruments), fiddles and bellows instruments had a significant impact on the kanklės music of the west Aukštaičiai and Žemaičiai. The change and nature of the repertoire were determined by the dance music performed on multinational instruments of the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, dance fashions, and the geographical position of Lithuania. The repertoire consisted mainly of European multinational dances. The harmonium and other bellows instruments prevailing in the 20th century have once and for ever changed the peculiarities of kanklės ethnic music, while ethnic music has influenced the traditions of folk music of bellows instruments and fiddles. The strongest influence from Central Europe was experienced by west Aukštaitija and Žemaitija.

This article addresses the issue of the simple system wooden transverse flute as an instrument present in traditional and folk music in four musical traditions: Irish, Cuban, Breton (France) and Roztocze (Poland). It traces the instrument’s transition from the professional concert sphere to amateur practice, and characterises the regional specificities of its use (performance technique, ensemble function, repertoire). Such an approach to the wooden transverse flute in folklore is pioneering. In addition to existing scholarship, the article also draws in part on the author’s own research (including fieldwork) concerning the Polish context.

The article is based on agricultural customs and beliefs collected in the Lithuanian Folklore Archive taken from Lithuania by the ethnologist Jonas Balys and published in a book in the USA. The originals of the published sources are named in the Beliefs File (BF), and are stored in the library archive of the Institute of Lithuanian History. Based on this material, the article analyses the customs and beliefs of spring work in the Aukštadvaris region. The aim is to determine to what extent the published US sources correspond to the stored BF data, and it is concluded that most of the material published by Balys is BF, but there are unpublished as well as beliefs in the book which were not found in the Institute of Lithuanian History. The analysis of the beliefs about ploughing and sowing cereal crops and planting vegetables recorded in the Aukštadvaris region in the first half of the 20th century in the article revealed the possibility of using material from the book and the BF file to conduct a fully fledged study of the important local and wider area of ​​the economic and spiritual life of farmers in the first half of the 20th century.

The article is part of a study aimed at a comparative analysis of the peculiarities of Ukrainian pysanky and Lithuanian margučiai in the context of pre-Christian and Christian paradigms of world-view: their role in the ritual culture of Lithuania and Ukraine, the symbolism of decoration, and the technique of performance. The aim of the article is to study the ritual functions of Ukrainian pysanky and Lithuanian margučiai. The research revealed the variability of the names of Ukrainian and Lithuanian ritual eggs in the context of pre-Christian and Christian cultures (the difference between the Ukrainian pysanka, the Lithuanian margutis, and Easter eggs); the similarities and differences in their use in traditional rites of choosing a pair and commemorating ancestors in Lithuania and Ukraine; and their gradual structural and semantic changes under the influence of Christian culture. The foundations are laid for the reconstruction of the original form and content of the rites in which pysanka, krashanka and margutis were (and are) used.

We hereby present the 33rd volume of the Klaipėda University periodical Res Humanitariae, with 13 articles from various fields of the humanities, testifying to both traditional and contemporary approaches to language, culture, literature and issues of social life. As in previous publications, this volume presents the work of both scholars with solid academic and scientific experience, and young researchers just starting out on their scientific path. Four such articles by young scholars are published with experts in the relevant research areas as co-authors. The publication reflects the diversity and depth of the humanities, inviting readers to familiarise themselves with the latest developments in theology, ethnology, ethnomusicology, literary studies, linguistics and interdisciplinary research.

Pristatome gerbiamiesiems skaitytojams XXXIII Klaipėdos universiteto periodinio mokslo leidinio RES HUMANITARIAE tomą. Jame skelbiama trylika įvairių humanitarinių mokslų krypčių straipsnių, liudijančių tiek tradicinį, tiek šiuolaikinį požiūrį į kalbą, kultūrą, literatūrą ir visuomenę. Šiame tome, kaip ir ankstesniuose leidiniuose, pateikiami tiek solidžios akademinės ir mokslinės patirties turinčių mokslininkų, tiek ir tik pradedančių eiti mokslo keliu jaunųjų tyrėjų darbai. Keturi tokie jaunųjų mokslininkų straipsniai skelbiami su bendraautoriais – aktualių tyrimo krypčių ekspertais. Leidinys atspindi humanitarinių mokslų įvairovę ir gilumą, kviesdamas skaitytojus susipažinti su teologijos, etnologijos, etnomuzikologijos, literatūrologijos, lingvistikos bei tarpdisciplininių tyrimų aktualijomis.

Ne visos metodinės priemonės tampa mokslininkų dėmesio objektu ir pristatomos moksliniuose žurnaluose. Dažniausiai tai praktikams skirta platforma. Ši metodinė priemonė sudaro galimybes mokslininkams tyrinėti vaikų ir jaunuolių sensorinius poreikius įgyvendinančias inovatyvias prieigas, skatina geriau suprasti neurologinių sutrikimų raišką bei sensorinių poreikių įgyvendinimo paieškas. Klaipėdos universiteto leidykloje publikuota ir pristatyta metodinė priemonė vaikams ir jaunuoliams, kurie turi individualios pagalbos poreikių, „Sensorinės dietos kortelės“ – tai inovatyvi sensorinių poreikių realizavimo praktikoje prieiga. Sensorinės dietos kortelės skirtos sensorinių poreikių turintiems vaikams ir jaunuoliams, kurių kasdieniam socialiniam dalyvavimui būtina šiuos poreikius patenkinti. Kortelių grafinio dizaino ir iliustracijų autorė – Urtė Kraniauskaitė.