Mychajlo Werbyzkyj
Mykhaylo Mychajlowytsch Werbyzkyj ( Ukrainian Михайло Михайлович Вербицький ; * 4. March 1815 in Jawornik Ruski , Galicia , Empire of Austria ; † 7. December 1870 in Młyny , Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria , Austria-Hungary ) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and composer .
Create
Mychajlo Werbyzkyj wrote the Pavlo Tschubynskyj , today's national anthem of Ukraine Shche ne wmerla Ukrajina . In 1865 the poem set to music was published with sheet music.
, initially for voice, later with orchestral accompaniment, to the poem “Ukraine has not died yet” written in autumn 1862 byFurthermore, he wrote choral music to texts by Taras Shevchenko , Markijan Schaschkewytsch and Jurij Fedkowytsch , sacred music for mixed and male choirs. He also composed the music for 18 theater pieces, operettas and variety shows as well as a large number of overtures and polonaises for orchestra.
Honors
On the occasion of the 200th birthday of Mychajlo Werbyzkyj in 2015, the Ukrainian Post issued a postage stamp and the Ukrainian National Bank issued a two hryvnia commemorative coin with his portrait.
literature
- Natalja Samotos: Werbytskyj, Mychajlo. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article on Verbytsky, Mykhailo in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine ; accessed on May 20, 2016 (English)
- ↑ Mychailo Werbyzkyj's biography on Lemky.com; accessed on May 20, 2016 (Ukrainian)
- ^ Website of the National Bank of Ukraine ; accessed on May 20, 2016 (Ukrainian)
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SURNAME | Werbyzkyj, Mychajlo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Вербицький, Михайло Михайлович (Ukrainian); Werbyzkyj, Mychajlo Mychajlowytsch (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian Catholic priest and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1815 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Jawornik Ruski , Galicia , Austrian Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 1870 |
Place of death | Młyny , Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria , Austria-Hungary |