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Stanyslav Lyudkevych

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. He earned a PHD in musicology in Vienna, 1908.

Biography

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Stanyslav Lyudkevych was born in 1879 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.

From 1905 to 1907, Lyudkevych was an editor of the magazine "Artistic Bulletin". He was 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 was a professor in the institute named after Mykola Lysenko.

He died in 1979.

Honors

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  • 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.

Works

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

Style

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

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life

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

aka

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