The fields of music and literature on the eve of Sąjūdis: the forms of freedom

The main aim of the paper is to ponder upon the concept of cultural turning-point having in mind Lithuanian cultural and historical situation on the eve of Sąjūdis (1985 – 1990) and to discuss the abilities of communication between two cultural fields – music and literature. One of the most vivid examples of such communication could be the series of four editions „Jauna muzika“ (Young Music) (1987–1990), which was issued as particular manifesto of young Lithuanian composers (who were born after 1950), not content with cultural and political stagnation. The first edition of the series accompanied one of the first musical events under the title „Jaunimo kamerinės muzikos dienos“ (The Days of Chamber Music by Young Composers), which later developed into the annual musical festival „Druskomanija“. The content of the editions reflects the need to unite the power of the sound and of the word, to encode the resistance against the authorities seeking for at least spiritual freedom. The assumptions presented in the paper will be based on theoretical statements of PierreLituanistikos katedraVytauto Didžiojo universiteta