Professor PhD Rytis Urniežius

Phone: +370 685 62325

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3399-2686

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rytis-Urniezius

Research Area:

Humanities, Arts Research H 003

Social sciences, Education  (S 007)

Scientific Interests:

Wind band music; Orchestration; Music History

Present Position:

Professor

Education:

Doctor in Humanities (Arts Research, Musicology)

Experience (Past Positions):

• 1982–1993 Senior Assistant at Klaipėda Faculties of Lithuanian Conservatoire
• 1993–1997 Senior Assistant, Associate Professor (since 1996) at Šiauliai Pedagogical Institute
• 1997–2012 Associate Professor at Šiauliai University
• 2012–2020 Professor at Šiauliai University
• 2012–2017 Associate Professor at Vytautas Magnus University Music Academy (part-time position)
• 2021– Professor at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy
• 2021– Senior Researcher at Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy

Publications:

eLABA

Study subjects:

• Scoring and arrangement.
• Music History
• Language of Music: Musical Genres and Forms, Analysis of Musical Compositions, Musicology Basics
• Principles of Writing Research Paper
• Supervising Bachelor and Master Thesis
• Conducting Instrumental Ensemble / Orchestra

Practical experience:

• Participation in research committees of the national and international conferences
• Scoring / orchestration for instrumental ensembles, orchestras and bands
• Editing of musical compositions and preparation of the computer aided scores
• Member of the evaluation committee of the international competition of wind instrument players

Expert, consulting activities:

• Expert of Lituanistika database
• Expert of Lithuanian Council for Culture

Other Related Activities:

• Member of the board of directors of the International Society for Research and Promotion of Wind Music (IGEB)
• Founder and Editor-in-chief of Šiauliai University research periodical Kūrybos erdvės / The Spaces of Creation (2004–2016)
• Member of the editorial board of Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy research periodical Acta humanitarica academiae Saulensis (former Acta humanitarica universitatis Saulensis)
• Associate editor of Daugavpils University (Latvia) research periodical Music Science Today: The Permanent and the Changeable