The Lithuanian painter and composer Mikolajus Konstantinas Čiurlionis studied music in Warsaw and then in Leipzig, returning to Warsaw for further study as a painter.
Orchestral Music
The colourful orchestral music of Čiurlionis includes evocative programme pieces, notably the symphonic poems The Sea and In the Forest.
Piano Music
The earlier piano music by Čiurlionis is Romantic in character, reflecting the influences of Warsaw and of Lithuania. This was followed by more modern pieces, making use of polymodal and polyrhythmic elements.