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Antanas Pocius
Antanas Pocius
	Antanas Pocius, ca 1970
Born	19 August 1913; Pagiriai, Lithuania
Died	19 August 1983 (aged 70); Rietavas Hospital, Rietavas, USSR
Occupation(s)	composer, choirmaster, organist, teacher
Known for	Church music composer and lyricist
Spouse	Laima Baltūsytė-Pocienė (1954-1983)
Children	1
Parent(s)	Petras Pocius and Rozalija Mockutė

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Antanas Pocius (August 19, 1913 - April 1, 1983) was Lithuanian choirmaster, organist and composer.

Early life

Antanas Pocius was born on August 19, 1913, in Pagiriai village, close to Tauragė in what was then Russian Empire in a very poor family and received a name of his grandfather, a village musician. A. Pocius was born very weak but survived the infancy nevertheless and was the fifth child in the family. Due to challenging economic conditions, all the children would serve as shepherds, with A. Pocius starting at the age of four. Antanas' father Petras Pocius fought in the First World War and was injured in lungs which caused the development of tuberculosis. He passed away when Antanas Pocius was only 12 years old, leaving the family in even tougher economic conditions after the householder's death.

Music as a vocation

After having finished three grades at the elementary school, Antanas Pocius started learning a trade of tailor until he realised he would do better as an organist, as organs had been attracting his attention since the early age. He started taking classes at S. Batoras, an organist in Eržvilkas.

1940-1942 - A. Pocius worked as organist in Virbalis and in the year 1942 he started studying at the Kaunas conservatory. In 1962-1966 he worked at music school in Plungė as a teacher, and later, 1966-1976, at Plungė academy of music. He would then led Pensioners' choir from 1977 til 1981.

Antanas Pocius died on April 1, 1983, in Rietavas hospital and was buried in Plungė.

Pieces and songs

Antanas Pocius created many pieces of music and wrote lyrics to some of them, such as Sidabrinė jaunystė (Silver Youth), Plungės parkas (Plungė Park) among others.

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 {{Unreferenced|date=September 2009}}
+{{Infobox person
+| name   = Antanas Pocius
+| image     = Antanas_Pocius_playing_the_piano_ca_1970.jpg
+| image_size     = 250px
+| caption  = Antanas Pocius, ca 1970
+| birth_date  = {{birth date|df=yes|1913|8|19}}
+| birth_place = [[Pagiriai (Jurbarkas)|Pagiriai]], [[Lithuania]]
+| death_date  = {{death date and age|df=yes|1983|8|19|1913|8|19}}
+| death_place = [[Rietavas Hospital]], [[Rietavas]], [[USSR]]
+| occupation     = composer, choirmaster, organist, teacher
+| spouse         = Laima Baltūsytė-Pocienė (1954-1983)
+| parents        = Petras Pocius and Rozalija Mockutė
+| known_for      = Church music composer and lyricist
+| children       = 1
+}}
 '''Antanas Pocius''' (August 19, 1913 - April 1, 1983) was [[Lithuania]]n choirmaster, organist and composer.
 ==Early life==
-Antanas Pocius was born on August 19, 1913, in Pagiriai village which is close to [[Tauragė]]. His parents were poor. Antanas' father, Petras, had died just after the World War I, so he left his wife Rozalija with many children. The oldest children - Petronėlė was only about 20 years old. The early life of A. Pocius was very hard; after the householder's death, his family became very poor. When Antanas was about 4 years old, he became a [[shepherd]].
+Antanas Pocius was born on August 19, 1913, in Pagiriai village, close to [[Tauragė]] in what was then [[Russian Empire]] in a very poor family and received a name of his grandfather, a village musician. A. Pocius was born very weak but survived the infancy nevertheless and was the fifth child in the family. Due to challenging economic conditions, all the children would serve as [[shepherd]]s, with A. Pocius starting at the age of four. Antanas' father Petras Pocius fought in the [[First World War]] and was injured in lungs which caused the development of [[tuberculosis]]. He passed away when Antanas Pocius was only 12 years old, leaving the family in even tougher economic conditions after the householder's death.
+== Music as a vocation ==
+After having finished three grades at the elementary school, Antanas Pocius started learning a trade of tailor until he realised he would do better as an organist, as organs had been attracting his attention since the early age. He started taking classes at S. Batoras, an organist in Eržvilkas.
-== Vocation for musician ==
+-1942 - A. Pocius worked as organist in [[Virbalis]] and in the year 1942 he started studying at the [[Kaunas conservatory]]. In 1962-1966 he worked at music school in [[Plungė]] as a teacher, and later, 1966-1976, at Plungė academy of music. He would then led Pensioners' choir from 1977 til 1981.
-After Antanas had finished 3 classes of the elementary school, he had been learning the trade of sewer until he had realised he had the vocation for music.
+Antanas Pocius died on April 1, 1983, in [[Rietavas hospital]] and was buried in [[Plungė]].
--1942 - A. Pocius worked as organist in [[Virbalis]] and in the year 1942 he started to study in the [[Kaunas conservatory]]. In 1962-1966 he worked in octennial school in [[Plungė]] as a teacher, in 1966-1976 - in Plungė's academy of music. He was also the leader of Pensioners' choir in 1977-1981.
-Antanas Pocius died on April 1, 1983, in [[Plungė]].
 == Pieces and songs  ==
-Antanas Pocius has created few pieces of music, such as "Sidabrinė jaunystė" (''Silver Youth'').
+Antanas Pocius created many pieces of music and wrote lyrics to some of them, such as ''Sidabrinė jaunystė'' (''Silver Youth''), ''Plungės parkas'' (''Plungė Park'') among others.
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 [[Category:People from Jurbarkas District Municipality]]
 [[Category:People from Kovno Governorate]]
+[[Category:People from Plungė]]
 [[Category:20th-century composers]]