Vasyl Barvinsky
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Vasyl Oleksandrovich Barvinsky (Ukrainian: Василь Олександрович Барвінський) (February 20, 1888 – June 9, 1963) was Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor, teacher, musicologist, and music related social figure.
Barvinsky was one of the first Ukrainian composers to gain worldwide recognition. His pieces were published not only in the Soviet Union, but also in Vienna, Leipzig, New York (Universal Edition
), and Japan. Barvinsky directed a post-secondary musical institution in the city of Lviv (1915-1948), and was considered to be the head of musical life at the time. Currently there is a College of Music named after Barvinsky in Drohobych
city of Ukraine.
, on February 20, 1888. Barvinsky descended from an older aristocratic family. Barvinsky's father, Oleksander Barvinsky
, was famous Ukrainian pedagogue, politician, and public figure. In 1917 he was appointed a member of the Austrian upper chamber. Vasyl's mother, singer and pianist, became his first music teacher.
conservatory. Barvinsky continued his music education in Prague
. Among his teachers were Vilém Kurz
(piano), and Vítězslav Novák
(composition).
Piano cycle "Love" (Liubov - Любов)
Piano Sonata in C sharp minor
Piano Trio in A minor
Piano Preludes
Piano Concerto in F minor
Five miniatures on Ukrainian folk themes
Cycle for piano "Koliadki i Shchedrivky" (Колядки і щедрівки)
Piano collection for children: "Our Sun is Playing Piano" (Nashe Sonechko Graye na Fortepiano - Наше сонечко грає на фортепіано)
"Ukrainian Suite" (Ukrainska syuita - Українська сюїта)
"Lemkiv's Suite" (Lemkivshchyna
) (Lemkinska suita - Лемківська сюїта)
"Lemkiv's Dances" (Lemkivsky tanzi - Лемківські танці)
Choir miniature: "The Sun is Already Down" (Uje sonechko zakotilosia - Уже Сонечко Закотилося)
Children Choirs:
"On the Christmas Tree" (Na yalinku - На ялинку)
"Summer" - (Lito - Літо)
"The song of pupils" (Pisnia Shkoliariv - Пісня школярів)
Folk-song Arrangements:
"There on the Hill are Two Oaklets" (Tam na gori dva dubki - Там на горі два дубки)
"Two Lemkiv's folk songs" (Dvi lemkivski narodni pisni - Дві Лемківські народні пісні)
Six Solo Arrangements of Folk Songs, composed in 1912:
Yangil-yarilochka (Ягіл-ягілочка)
Oi, hodyla divchyna berijkom (Ой, ходила дівчина беріжком)
Chy ty virno mene liubysh (Чи ти вірно мене любиш)
Vyishly v pole kosari (Вийшли в поле косарі)
Oi, ziydy, ziydy, yasen misiaziu (Ой, зійди, зійди, ясен місяцю)
Lullaby Oi Hodit Son (Ой ходиь сон)
Chamber music:
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Nocturne for Cello (1910)
Variations on folk-song theme for Cello (1918) (Variaziyi na temu narodnoi pisni "Oi, pyla, pyla ta Lymeryha na medoo" - Варіації на тему народної пісні "Ой, пила, пила та Лимериха на меду")
"Dumka" for Viola (1920) (Думка)
Sonata and Suite for Viola and Piano
Suite for Viola (1927)
Sextet for piano and five string instruments
String Quartet "Molodijniy" (published in 1941)
String Quartet in B flat major
For Violin: "Gumoreska", "Sumna Pisnia", "Kozachok", "Metelyzia", "Pisnia bez sliv" also known as "Harodna Melodiya"
"An overview of Ukrainian Music History" (Ogliad istoriyi ukrainskoi muzyky - Огляд історії української музики)
"Ukrainian Music" (Ukrainska muzyka -Українська музика)
"The New Age of Ukrainian Music" (co-authored by Steshko and Liudkevich)(Nova doba ukrainskoi muzyky -Нова доба української музики)
"My Memories about Mykola Lysenko" (1937) (Moyi spogadi pro Mykolu Lysenka - Мої спогади про Миколу Лисенка)
"Viktor Kosenko" (1939)
"Creative Work of V. Novak" (Tvorchist V. Novaka - Творчість В. Новака)
"Ukrainian Folk Song and Ukrainian Composers" (Prague 1914) (Ukrainska narodna pisnia i ukrainski kompozitori -Українська народна пісня і українські композитори)
"Characteristics of Ukrainian folk song and its Research" (Harakterystyka ukrainskoi narodnoi pisni ta iyi doslidjennia - Характеристика української народної пісні та її дослідження)
Barvinsky was one of the first Ukrainian composers to gain worldwide recognition. His pieces were published not only in the Soviet Union, but also in Vienna, Leipzig, New York (Universal Edition
Universal Edition
Universal Edition is a classical music publishing firm. Founded in 1901 in Vienna, and originally intended to provide the core classical works and educational works to the Austrian market...
), and Japan. Barvinsky directed a post-secondary musical institution in the city of Lviv (1915-1948), and was considered to be the head of musical life at the time. Currently there is a College of Music named after Barvinsky in Drohobych
Drohobych
Drohobych is a city located at the confluence of the Tysmenytsia River and Seret, a tributary of the former, in the Lviv Oblast , in western Ukraine...
city of Ukraine.
Biography
Vasyl Barvinsky was born in TernopilTernopil
Ternopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical region of Galicia...
, on February 20, 1888. Barvinsky descended from an older aristocratic family. Barvinsky's father, Oleksander Barvinsky
Oleksander Barvinsky
Oleksander Barvinsky was an important western Ukrainian cultural figure and politician, a founder of the Christian Social Party in western Ukraine. He also was a member of the Austrian parliament, chaired the Shevchenko Scientific Society and held the post of secretary of education and religious...
, was famous Ukrainian pedagogue, politician, and public figure. In 1917 he was appointed a member of the Austrian upper chamber. Vasyl's mother, singer and pianist, became his first music teacher.
Education
Barvinsky gained professional music education in LvivLviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
conservatory. Barvinsky continued his music education in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. Among his teachers were Vilém Kurz
Vilém Kurz
Vilém Kurz was a Czech pianist and piano teacher, a professor at the State Conservatory in Lwów and Vienna, and Prague Conservatory...
(piano), and Vítězslav Novák
Vítezslav Novák
Vítězslav Novák was one of the most well-respected Czech composers and pedagogues, almost singlehandedly founding a mid-century Czech school of composition...
(composition).
Works
Barvinsky has written about 30 works. Barvinsky’s compositions are said to be impressive by their “… matureness’, thoughtfulness and delicacy”. Barvinsky composed in various genres except ballet and opera. His style, late romantic with impressionistic features, was also strongly influenced by Ukrainian folklore. Although many of Barvinsky's works were lost, most of his creative inheritance remained and is performed worldwide.Compositions
"Ukrainian Rhapsody" (Ukrainska Rapsodiya - Українська рапсодія)Piano cycle "Love" (Liubov - Любов)
Piano Sonata in C sharp minor
Piano Trio in A minor
Piano Preludes
Piano Concerto in F minor
Five miniatures on Ukrainian folk themes
Cycle for piano "Koliadki i Shchedrivky" (Колядки і щедрівки)
Piano collection for children: "Our Sun is Playing Piano" (Nashe Sonechko Graye na Fortepiano - Наше сонечко грає на фортепіано)
"Ukrainian Suite" (Ukrainska syuita - Українська сюїта)
"Lemkiv's Suite" (Lemkivshchyna
Lemkivshchyna
Lemkivshchyna sometimes called Lemkovyna, Lemkivshchyna, Lemkovshchina or Łemkowszczyzna, is the region traditionally inhabited by the Lemkos. It forms an ethnographic peninsula 140 km long and 25–50 km wide from the Ukrainian border within Polish and Slovak territory...
) (Lemkinska suita - Лемківська сюїта)
"Lemkiv's Dances" (Lemkivsky tanzi - Лемківські танці)
Choir miniature: "The Sun is Already Down" (Uje sonechko zakotilosia - Уже Сонечко Закотилося)
Children Choirs:
"On the Christmas Tree" (Na yalinku - На ялинку)
"Summer" - (Lito - Літо)
"The song of pupils" (Pisnia Shkoliariv - Пісня школярів)
Folk-song Arrangements:
"There on the Hill are Two Oaklets" (Tam na gori dva dubki - Там на горі два дубки)
"Two Lemkiv's folk songs" (Dvi lemkivski narodni pisni - Дві Лемківські народні пісні)
Six Solo Arrangements of Folk Songs, composed in 1912:
Yangil-yarilochka (Ягіл-ягілочка)
Oi, hodyla divchyna berijkom (Ой, ходила дівчина беріжком)
Chy ty virno mene liubysh (Чи ти вірно мене любиш)
Vyishly v pole kosari (Вийшли в поле косарі)
Oi, ziydy, ziydy, yasen misiaziu (Ой, зійди, зійди, ясен місяцю)
Lullaby Oi Hodit Son (Ой ходиь сон)
Chamber music:
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Nocturne for Cello (1910)
Variations on folk-song theme for Cello (1918) (Variaziyi na temu narodnoi pisni "Oi, pyla, pyla ta Lymeryha na medoo" - Варіації на тему народної пісні "Ой, пила, пила та Лимериха на меду")
"Dumka" for Viola (1920) (Думка)
Sonata and Suite for Viola and Piano
Suite for Viola (1927)
Sextet for piano and five string instruments
String Quartet "Molodijniy" (published in 1941)
String Quartet in B flat major
For Violin: "Gumoreska", "Sumna Pisnia", "Kozachok", "Metelyzia", "Pisnia bez sliv" also known as "Harodna Melodiya"
Music related literary works
"Bela Bartok in Lviv" (Bela Bartok oo Lvovi - Бела Барток у Львові)"An overview of Ukrainian Music History" (Ogliad istoriyi ukrainskoi muzyky - Огляд історії української музики)
"Ukrainian Music" (Ukrainska muzyka -Українська музика)
"The New Age of Ukrainian Music" (co-authored by Steshko and Liudkevich)(Nova doba ukrainskoi muzyky -Нова доба української музики)
"My Memories about Mykola Lysenko" (1937) (Moyi spogadi pro Mykolu Lysenka - Мої спогади про Миколу Лисенка)
"Viktor Kosenko" (1939)
"Creative Work of V. Novak" (Tvorchist V. Novaka - Творчість В. Новака)
"Ukrainian Folk Song and Ukrainian Composers" (Prague 1914) (Ukrainska narodna pisnia i ukrainski kompozitori -Українська народна пісня і українські композитори)
"Characteristics of Ukrainian folk song and its Research" (Harakterystyka ukrainskoi narodnoi pisni ta iyi doslidjennia - Характеристика української народної пісні та її дослідження)
Reference
- Dytyniak Maria Ukrainian Composers - A Bio-bibliographic Guide - Research report No. 14, 1896, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, Canada.
External links
- Impressionism in Music
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