Daina (organization)
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Daina was a Lithuania
n cultural organization promoting Lithuanian folk traditions and songs.
During the Lithuanian national revival
, several organizations committed to promoting and maintaining Lithuanian folk traditions were formed. The most prominent of these was Daina, formed by composer Juozas Naujalis in 1899. Daina was registered with the Russian government in 1905, with the official purpose of being a church choir. Singers from Daina traveled across Lithuania, singing and communicating with like-minded Lithuanians.
Daina's staging of America in the Bath-House and the choir's performance of several nationalist songs was a great cultural event that gave momentum to the nationalist movement, and Daina spread across the country. Violin
ist Mykolas Leškevičius was a part of Daina during this time.
After suppression by the German authorities in 1915, Daina ceased all activities. Only a year later, however, Naujalis and Stasys Šimkus
revitalized the society. Opera
singers like Antanas Sodeika and Kipras Petrauskas performed during this time.
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 cultural organization promoting Lithuanian folk traditions and songs.
During the Lithuanian national revival
Lithuanian National Revival
Lithuanian National Revival, alternatively Lithuanian National Awakening , was a period of the history of Lithuania in the 19th century at the time when a major part of Lithuanian inhabited areas belonged to the Russian Empire...
, several organizations committed to promoting and maintaining Lithuanian folk traditions were formed. The most prominent of these was Daina, formed by composer Juozas Naujalis in 1899. Daina was registered with the Russian government in 1905, with the official purpose of being a church choir. Singers from Daina traveled across Lithuania, singing and communicating with like-minded Lithuanians.
Daina's staging of America in the Bath-House and the choir's performance of several nationalist songs was a great cultural event that gave momentum to the nationalist movement, and Daina spread across the country. Violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist Mykolas Leškevičius was a part of Daina during this time.
After suppression by the German authorities in 1915, Daina ceased all activities. Only a year later, however, Naujalis and Stasys Šimkus
Stasys Šimkus
Stasys Šimkus was a Lithuanian composer.Šimkus studied in Vilnius and Warsaw and later became the pupil of Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov, Jāzeps Vītols, and Maximilian Steinberg...
revitalized the society. 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...
singers like Antanas Sodeika and Kipras Petrauskas performed during this time.