ПОЧУТТЯ СВІТЛА У ТВОРЧОСТІ ТА СПОСОБІ ЖИТТЯ ЛИТОВСЬКОГО КОМПОЗИТОРА РАМУНАСА МОТЬЄКАЙТІСА

The quest to explore the depth of modern life’s intensity and the meaning of creativity leads composer Ramūnas Motiekaitis (*1976) to a profound connection with the natural world, oscillating between openness and solitude. It is here that the genuine perception of music as a harmony of the world, imbued with a sense of sacredness, is born. This unique link between creativity, silence, and their contemplation on life reflects the influence of traditional Japanese culture, which the composer studied and explored. Therefore, Motiekaitis’ aesthetic investigation into the openness and closedness of Japanese culture towards the West, alongside his deep interest in the works of Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996) and texts regarding the silence of music, led the Lithuanian to a unique new interpretation of the sacredness in listening to the hum and the singularity of observation. Consequently, it can be said that the Lithuanian composer and Japanologist settled into his own world of ideas, experiencing the phenomenon of music as if inspired by Shintoism or Zen practice, merging light and hum into a philosophical unity that transcended the Darkness of the present world, into the continuity of the post-apocalypse, and into dissolving in time.