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Mykola Leontovych
12+ albums
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Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (Ukrainian: Микола Дмитрович Леонтович) (born December 13 [O.S. December 1] 1877; died January 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 or as Ring Christmas Bells. Mykola Leontovych was born on December 13 [O.S. December 1] 1877 in the 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. He was married to Lydia Pawlenko for three years. In the spring of 1904, he left the Podillya and move
top songs
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Carol of the Bells
4,0112Ukranian Bell Carol
1,2663Carol of the Bells (Transcr. for Orchestra by Sergey Bryukhno)
1,1504Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Bell Carol)
9365Carol of the Bells (Sung in Russian)
1946Щедрик
1257Ukranian Bell Carol (Arr. Y. Kondonassis)
1208Leontovych: Carol Of The Bells
779Carol of the Bells (arr. piano)
6710Leontovych / Arr. Prizeman: Carol of the Bells
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