Mykola Lysenko
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Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko was a Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor, and ethnomusicologist of the late Romantic period. In his time, he was the central figure of Ukrainian music, with an oeuvre t
Lysenko in c. 1900
Lysenko in 1865
Mykola Lysenko's grave at Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv.
Sheet music of "There Stands a High Mountain" by Mykola Lysenko
Prayer for Ukraine
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"Prayer for Ukraine" is a patriotic Ukrainian hymn published in 1885, which became a spiritual anthem of Ukraine. The text was written by Oleksandr Konysky, and the music was composed by Mykola Lysenk
Mykola Lysenko
…music, especially Taras Shevchenko, to whom he was particularly devoted. His musical setting of a patriotic poem by Oleksandr Konysky, known as the "Prayer for Ukraine", has become Ukraine's spiritual anthem. Lysenko had a profound influence on later Ukrainian composers, including Stanislav Lyudkevych, Alexander…
Sheet music, choral setting by Oleksandr Koshyts (1910s)
Oreya in a church service, in folk costumes
Sheet music with romanised transcription, choral setting by Oleksandr Koshyts (1910s)