Česlovas Sasnauskas (19 July 1867, in
Kapčiamiestis – 18 January 1916, in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
) was a
Lithuanian composer.
Sasnauskas worked as an
organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational h ...
in
Vilkaviškis
Vilkaviškis () is a city in southwestern Lithuania, the administrative center of the Vilkaviškis District Municipality. It is located northwest from Marijampolė, at the confluence of of and rivers.
The city got its name from the Vilka ...
and also played in Saint Petersburg upon relocating there in 1891.
Besides two
requiems and several
cantatas, he composed many pieces for organ and published his arrangements of
Lithuanian folksongs, as well as a collection of his own songs in the folk idiom.
References
Biography extracted and translated from Antanas Pupienis ''Po Dz ukijos dangumi: Lazdiju krastas ir zmones'' (1994)
1867 births
1916 deaths
Lithuanian classical composers
Lithuanian organists
Male organists
Male classical composers
Romantic composers
20th-century male musicians
19th-century male musicians
Burials at Petrašiūnai Cemetery
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