Lithuanian composer, conductor, pedagogue, professor.J. Gruodis's work is characterized by a high professional level, intellectuality, temperament, immediacy, and bright national features. He created many original works for choirs, harmonized Lithuanian folk songs, wrote large vocal and instrumental works. J. Gruodis was the first Lithuanian composer who widely used sutra music in his work.The composer was one of the first in Lithuania to create large-scale musical works: the ballet "Jūratė ir Kastytis" (1933), the symphonic poems "Dance of Life" (1928), "From Lithuania's Past" (1939), "Variations of Folk Songs" themes" (1945), two suites for symphony orchestra, violin (1936), suite "Šarūnas" for choir and symphony orchestra (1930), instrumental pieces, solo and choral songs, harmonizations of Lithuanian folk songs, music for drama performances .He wrote the songs "Lithuania - beautiful country", "Let's stop the song". Original choral songs: "Zvejai", "Ziema", "Op, op", "Hey young people", "Aužia, aužia", developed folk songs "Mergužėle, mano miela", "Skamba, skamba kankliai", "Oh, on mountain, on high" and many others. In his works, J. Gruodis connected Lithuanian folk melodies with new means of musical expression. The composer's work is a great contribution to Lithuanian musical culture.J. Gruodis trained many famous Lithuanian composers: A. Budriūnas, A. Račiūnas, J. Juzeliūnas, J. Nabaža, etc.
