M. Skoryk

Answer the following questions.

1. Who is M. Skoryk?

2. When was he born?

3. What chair does M. Skoryk head?

4. What field of musicology is he interested in?

5. Where did M. Skoryk study?

6. What was the topic of his dissertation?

7. Where has he been working?

8. What subjects did he teach?

9. What position did he occupy in Ukrainian Composers’ Union?

10. What musical pieces has M. Skoryk composed?

G. Mayboroda

The creative work of Georgy Mayboroda began in late 1930^th. At first hе gave attention to orchestral music. Then in 1950^th he wrote for the theatre. Не wrote many vocal music (romances, choir pieces, folk songs). Georgy Ilarionovych is the author of four operas, four symphonies, different orchestral works, etc.

Georgy Mayboroda was born in 1913 in the village Pelehovshchina near Poltava. After finishing school he studied at the Industrial College, and then he worked at the aluminum factory in Zaporozhie. There he sang in the amateur choir and tried to compose small musical pieces. In 1935, Georgy Mayboroda entered the Music College in Kyiv and in а year became the student of the Kyiv Conservatory. Не studied composition under the guidance of L. M. Revutsky. Sоmе of musical pieces of those years were very successful – the symphonic роеm Lily-white bу T.Shevchenko. Later operas “Milana”, “Arsenal”, “Taras Shevchenko”, and well-known “Gutsulsky rhapsodies” appeared. During many years, Georgy Mayboroda taught at the Kyiv Conservatoire (orchestration, composition) and worked in the Composers’ Union. In 1957, Kyiv Opera Theatre put on the stage his opera “Milana” and it was of great success.

His musical career was based in Ukraine, and he set several operas to Ukrainian librettos, including Yaroslav the Wise, (1973, pub. 1975), Arsenal (published 1961) and Taras Shevchenko (1964, published 1968) (based on the life of the Ukrainian artist and poet of that name), all of which were produced at the Kiev Opera Theatre. He also prepared a performing edition of Semen Hulak-Artemovsky's opera, Zaporozhets za Dunayem.

Amongst other works, Maiboroda wrote a suite of incidental music to Shakespeare's King Lear, three symphonies, two piano concertos and a violin concerto, as well as numerous songs and romances.

In 1963 he was awarded a Shevchenko Prize for his work by the Ukrainian SSR.

Creation of famous Ukrainian composer George Mayborody differs by genre variety. Operas and symphonies, symphonic poems and cantatas, songs, romances belong to him. As an artist Mayboroda was formed under fruitful influence of Russian and Ukrainian musical classic traditions. The main feature of his creation is a great interest to national history, life of the Ukrainian people.

G. Mayboroda

Answer the following questions.

1. When did G. Mayboroda begin his creative work?

2. What did hе give attention at first to?

3. When did he begin to write music for musical theatre?

4. What music did hе write?

5. What works is G. Mayboroda the author?

6) When was G. Mayboroda born?

7. Where was he born?

8. Where did G. Mayboroda study after school?

9. Where did hе work in Zaporozhie?

10. Where did he sing at first?

11. When did G. Mayboroda enter the Musical College in Kyiv?

12. When did he become the student of the Kyiv Conservatory?

13. Where did he study the composition?

14. What G. Mayboroda’s musical pieces were successful?

15. Where did G. Mayboroda teach and work?

16. When did Kyiv Opera Theatre put his opera “Milana” on the stage?

17. Was this opera on there with а great success?