| Mykola Leontovych | |
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 Mykola Leontovych
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| Born | December 13 [O.S. Dec. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year 1] 1877 |
| Origin | Monastyrok, Podillya, Russian Empire |
| Died | January 23, 1923 (aged 45) |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, and teacher |
Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (Ukrainian: Микола Дмитрович Леонтович) (born December 13 [O.S. December 1] 1877; died January 23, 1921) was a Ukrainian composer, choral conductor, and teacher of international renown. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The region of Podolia (also spelled Podilia or Podillya) is a historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ukrainians (Українці Ukrayintsi,) are an East Slavic Ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine, or more broadly— Citizens A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance For the musical composition see Chorale. A choir, chorale, or chorus is a Musical ensemble of Singers Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or Leontovych is recognized for composing Shchedryk in 1916, known to the English speaking world as Carol of the Bells. Shchedryk (from the Ukrainian word shchedryy; "bountiful" is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year's carol Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "Carol of the Bells" (also known as the "Ukrainian Bell Carol" or as "Ring Christmas Bells") is a choral miniature work originally composed
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Biography
Birth and early life
Mykola Leontovych was born on December 13 [O.S. December 1] 1877 in the village of Monastyrok community near the village of Selevyntsi in the Podillya region of Ukraine. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The region of Podolia (also spelled Podilia or Podillya) is a historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. [1] His father was a village priest, skilled at playing cello, violin, and guitar, in addition to directing a school choir. The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ The violin is a bowed String instrument with four strings usually tuned in Perfect fifths It is the smallest and highest-pitched member The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Leontovych received his first musical lessons from him.
In 1887, Leontovych was admitted to Nemyriv gymnasium. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nemirov (Немирів is a historic City in the Vinnytsia Oblast ( province) of western Ukraine. However only a year later, due to financial problems, his father transferred him to the Sharhorod Spiritual Beginners School, where pupils were financially fully supported. [2] At the school, Leontovych mastered singing, and was able to freely read difficult passages from religious choral texts.
From 1892 until 1899, Mykola Leontovych attended the theological seminary in Kamianets-Podilskyi, where he sang in choir, began to study Ukrainian music, and began his first attempts at choral arranging. A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in Higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students Kamianets-Podilskyi (Кам’янець-Подільський translit [3] After teaching at schools throughout Ukraine, including in the guberniyas of Kiev, Yekaterinoslav, and Podolia, he moved on to study music. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Guberniya (губе́рния) (also gubernia, guberniia, gubernya) was a major administrative subdivision of Imperial Russia, usually Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Administrative divisions In 1764 the Novorossiya Guberniya had been created to administer much of the southern steppe after First partition of The Podolia Governorate or Government of Podolia was a governorate ( Guberniya) of the Russian Empire from 1793 &ndash 1917 Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time.
Career in Music
In the spring of 1904, he left the Podillya and moved to the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine, where he became a teacher of voice and music in a school for children of railroad workers. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Donets Basin, also known as Donbas or Donbass (Донецький басейн usually abbreviated to Донбас translit [4] During the Russian Revolution of 1905, Leontovych organized a choir of workers that performed in meetings. See also Russian Revolution (1917 The 1905 Russian Revolution also known as the Failed Russian Revolution of 1905 was an empire-wide struggle of Leontovych's activity caught the attention of local authorities, and he was forced to move back to the city of Tulchyn, Podillya, where he taught music and voice at the Tulchyn Eparchy Women's college to the daughters of village priests. Tulchyn (Тульчин translit Tul’chyn, Polish: Tulczyn Romanian: Tulcin is a small City in the Vinnytsya Oblast [4] Leontovych further pursued his musical education in Saint Petersburg, where he earned his credentials as a choirmaster of church choruses. Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River A credential is an attestation of qualification competence or authority issued to an individual by a third party with a relevant de jure or de facto authority or [1] From 1909, he studied under famous musical theoretic Boleslav Yavorsky,[2][4] whom he periodically visited in Moscow and Kiev (Kyiv). Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the
During that time, he created numerous choral arrangements, namely Shchedryk, but also «Піють півні», «Мала мати одну дочку», «Дударик», «Ой зійшла зоря» and others. Shchedryk (from the Ukrainian word shchedryy; "bountiful" is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year's carol In Tulchyn, he met the composer Kyrylo Stetsenko. Kyrylo Hryhorovych Stetsenko (Кирило Григорович Стеценко ( May 12, 1882 – April 29, 1922) was a prolific Ukrainian In 1916, with the choir of the Kiev University he performed his arrangement of Shchedryk, which brought him great success from the public in Kiev. Kiev University or officially the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv (Київський національний університет ім Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the In 1918, at a period of short-lived Ukrainian independence, Leontovych began teaching at the Kiev Conservatory as well as the Mykola Lysenko Institute of Music and Drama. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ukrainian territory was fought over by various factions after the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the First World War, which added the collapse of Austria-Hungary Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music ( Kiev conservatory) is a Ukrainian state establishment of higher music education of the fourth category of accreditation Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko (Микола Віталійович Лисенко &ndash) was a Ukrainian Composer, Pianist, conductor and
Death
During the night of January 22-23, 1921, Mykola Leontovych was murdered by a Chekist (Soviet state security) agent Victor Grishchenko at the home of his parents. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries The Cheka ( ЧК - чрезвычайная комиссия Chrezvychaynaya Komissiya,) was the first of a succession of Soviet State security [5]
Works
Mykola Leontovych's is remembered today mostly because of the body of musical works he left behind, including over 150 choral compositions which range from artistic arrangements of folk songs, religious works (including his liturgy), cantatas, and choral compositions set to the texts of various Ukrainian poets. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose"
Leontovych also started work on a Ukrainian opera (Na rusalchyn velykden’ - On the Water Nymph's Easter) based on the writing of Borys Hrinchenko, however, he did not complete it. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto The opera was completed by composer Myroslav Skoryk in 1978. Myroslav Skoryk (Скорик Мирослав Михайлович born July 12, 1938 in Lviv) is a famous Ukrainian composer with very diverse
References
- ^ a b Wytwycky, Wasyl. Leontovych, Mykola (English). Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Encyclopedia of Ukraine - encyclopedia covering wide range of issueson Ukraine, including its history people geography economy culture etc Retrieved on 2007-12-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- ^ a b Leontovych, Mykola Dmytrovych (Ukrainian). UKRainskyi Obyednannyi Portal. Retrieved on 2007-12-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- ^ Solomon, Sonia. "Toronto choirs to pay tribute to Mykola Leontovych", The Ukrainian Weekly, March 30, 2003. The Ukrainian Weekly is the oldest newspaper of the Ukrainian diaspora in the United States, and North America, which is published weekly in English language Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-12-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. (Russian)
- ^ a b c Kuzyk, Valentyna. Mykola Dmytrovych LEONTOVYCH (Ukrainian). National Organization of Composers of Ukraine. Retrieved on 2007-12-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- ^ Smetanskaya, Olga. ""РОЖДЕСТВЕНСКИЙ ГИМН В АМЕРИКАНСКОЙ КОМЕДИИ "ОДИН ДОМА" - ЭТО... "ЩЕДРИК" НИКОЛАЯ ЛЕОНТОВИЧА. ТОЛЬКО НА АНГЛИЙСКОМ ЯЗЫКЕ"", Facts and Commentaries, December 29, 2007. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-12-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. (Russian)
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| NAME | Leontovych, Mykola Dmytrovych |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Composer, conductor, and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monastyrok, Podillya, Ukraine |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22-January 23, 1921 |
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