Mindaugas Urbaitis

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Mindaugas Urbaitis (born 1952) is a Lithuanian composer. He was originally known as a radical minimalist, [1] but began to use more recognisable musical quotes from the 1980s. [2]

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References

  1. ,,The Rough Guide to the Baltic States,, Jonathan Bousfield · 2004 p54 "Less regularly performed , but creating big waves internationally , are works by an impressive stable of contemporary com- posers led by Bronius Kutavičius , Mindaugas Urbaitis and Ona Narbutienė , who mix the mystical sounds of .."
  2. MIC Mindaugas Urbaitis