Abstract
A band of a few wind instruments (brass) has been the element characteristic of the funeral rites’ customs of Catholics in western Lithuania since the sixth decade of 20th c. When tracing the history of playing music at Catholic funerals, we can distinguish four generations of musicians. The traditional ones, belonging to the first generation, would chant or perform Kalvarijos kalnai in the form of dialogue together with the leading chanter. The musicians of the second generation recorded and preserved local chants and the melodies of Kalvarijos kalnai, which they would perform. Key words: musicians, catholic funerals, tradition changes, West Lithuania.
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