Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych

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Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (Ukrainian: Микола Дмитрович Леонтович) (born December 13 [O.S. December 1] 1877; died 23, 1921) was a Ukrainian composer, choral conductor, and teacher of international renown. Leontovych is recognized for composing Shchedryk in 1916, known to the English speaking world as Carol of the Bells. Birth and early life Mykola Leontovych was born on December 13 [O.S. December 1] 1877 in the village of Monastyrok community near the village of Selevyntsi in the Podillya region of Ukraine.[1] His father was a village priest, skilled at playing cello, violin, and guitar, in addition to directing a school choir. Leontovych received his first musical lessons from him. In 1887, Leontovych was admitted to Nemyriv gymnasium. However only a year later, due to financial problems, his father transferred him to the Sharhorod Spiritual Beginners School, where pupils were financially fully supported.[2] At the school, Leontovych mastered singing, and was able to freely read difficult passages from religious choral texts. From 1892 until 1899, Mykola Leontovych attended the theological seminary in Kamianets-Podilskyi, where he sang in choir, began to study Ukrainian music, and began his first attempts at choral arranging.[3] After teaching at schools throughout Ukraine, including in the guberniyas of Kiev, Yekaterinoslav, and Podolia, he moved on to study music. Career in Music In the spring of 1904, he left the Podillya and moved to the Donbas region in eastern

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Home Alone - 25th Anniversary Edition

Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [25th Anniversary Edition]

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Carol of the Bells

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Christmas with The Westminster Choir

Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Anniversary Edition]

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Silent Night

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The Joy of Christmas

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Libera: The Christmas Album

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Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Carols With St. Paul's Cathedral Choir

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Libera: The Christmas Album [Standard Edition]

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Home Alone - Soundtrack

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