Vitaliy Serhiyovich Hubarenko
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Vitaliy Serhiyovich Hubarenko (Віталій Сергійович Губаренко) (13 June 1934, Kharkiv
- 5 April 2000, Kiev
) was a Ukrainian
composer
.
, Zahybel’ eskadry (‘The Destruction of the Squadron’) (1966) brought him to public attention.
His compositions include operas (of which he wrote many including in 1980 the 'opera-ballet
', Viy, Reborn May (1974), The Reluctant Matchmaker (1985), and Remember, My Brotherhood, described as an 'opera-oratorio
' (1990-91)), film music, and Pys’ma lyubvi (‘Letters to Love’) (1972) a cycle of four monologues for soprano
and chamber ensemble.
Kharkiv
Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was...
- 5 April 2000, Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
) was a Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Life and works
He graduated from Kharkiv Conservatory in 1960 (where he studied under Dmitri Klebanov). He was awarded the Ostrovsky Prize in 1967, and the Tara Shevchenko Prize in 1984. His first operaOpera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
, Zahybel’ eskadry (‘The Destruction of the Squadron’) (1966) brought him to public attention.
His compositions include operas (of which he wrote many including in 1980 the 'opera-ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
', Viy, Reborn May (1974), The Reluctant Matchmaker (1985), and Remember, My Brotherhood, described as an 'opera-oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
' (1990-91)), film music, and Pys’ma lyubvi (‘Letters to Love’) (1972) a cycle of four monologues for soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
and chamber ensemble.
Sources
- Grove Music Online (subscription access).
- Batovska, O.M. , Dramaturgy of choral scenes in the operas of Hubarenko, (dissertation at Odessa Music Academy, 2005) (in Ukrainian)
- International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory, (London, 2000), Hubarenko, Vitaly