"Memento Mori": a Musician Who Died on the Air, Death Masks and "Brides" Who Met Death

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Death on live broadcast and a devastating cantata, girls preparing for their final journey as if for a wedding with death, death masks imprinted with the memory of the deceased, and metal wreaths that have also become a status symbol. What do the relics of death, preserved in a museum for years and exposed to the dim November light, tell us about famous Lithuanian musicians?