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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