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Stanyslav Fylypovych (Pylypovych) Lyudkevych (born December 24, 1879 in Yaroslav - 1979) was a Ukrainian composer, theorist, teacher, and musical activist. He was the People's Artist of the USSR in 1969. Earned a PHD in musicology in Vienna, 1908.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Style 4 Honors 5 Exteranl links 5.1 life 5.2 aka 5.3 links

[edit] Biography

Stanyslav Lyudkevych was born in Yaroslav, present-day Poland. From 1898 to 1907 he studied philosophy in the Lviv University. Although he learned music theory privately from his mother who was a pianist, Lyudkevych also studied with Mechyslav Soltys in Lviv and with O. Tsemlinsky and H. Hredener in Vienna. From 1901, Lyudkevych worked as a teacher in Lviv and Przemyśl.

1905—1907, was an editor of the magazine "Artistic Bulletin". One of the organizers of the highest musical institute in Lviv named after Mykola Lysenko, in 1910—1915 he was its director, and from 1919, teacher of theortical disciplines and inspector of legal entities. Worked with the choirs «Boyan», «Bandurist», «Surma». In 1936, Lyudkevych became head of the musicological commission of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. In 1939-72, he became a professor in the institute named after Mykola Lysenko.

[edit] Works

• Opera - "Dovbush" (1955)
• Monumental Cantatas including the symphony-cantatas "Caucasus" (1905-13) and "Zapovit" ("Will", 1934, 2nd edition 1955) based on words by Taras Shevchenko both for which he won the Republican Prize in the name of Taras Shevchenko in 1964
• Symphonic works - poemas, symphoniettas, chamber and other instrumental pieces
• Choral works
• Romances
• Songs.
• He systematized folk songs.

He was the author of numerous musicological works, was a publicist, and originator and editor of musical publications.

[edit] Style

The participation of Lyudkevych in the revolutionary-democratic movement of Western Ukraine lead to the ideological orientaion of his activities and works.

[edit] Honors

• 1964 — State Prize of the Ukrainian SSR in the name of Taras Shevchenko for his Symphony-Canata "Caucasus" and his vocal-symphonic cantata "Zapovit" based on words by Taras Shevchenko.
• 1969 — People's Artist of USSR.
• 1979 — Hero of Socialist Work.
• Featured on a Ukrainian stamp.

[edit] Exteranl links

• [1]
• [2] (Russian)

[edit] life

• Years: 1879-1979
• Full Name: Stanislav Polypovych Lyudkevich

[edit] aka

• Stanislav
• Stanislaw
• Lyudkevich
• Ludkevych
• Ludkevich
• Ludkevitch
• Ljudkewytsch

[edit] links

• [3]
• [4]
• [5] (Russian)