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Volodymyr Huba

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Volodymyr Petrovych Huba. Photo sourced from Discogs

Volodymyr Petrovych Huba (Ukrainian: Володимир Петрович Губа, 22 December 1938 – 3 December 2020) was a Ukrainian composer and poet.

Biography

Born in Kyiv, he studied music at the Kyiv Conservatory (currently the National Music Academy of Ukraine) with professors Levko Revutsky, B. Liatoshinskyi and A. Shtoharenko; he graduated with a degree in composition. He has worked as a music teacher, music editor, and a film maker. Films with his music have received awards at international Cinema Festivals.

He belonged to the so-called Kiev avant-garde (along with Hodzyatsky, Leonid Hrabovsky, Silvestrov, Vitaly Patsera, Yevhen Stankovych and Zahortsev).

Huba was also awarded the title of the National Artist of Ukraine. He composed the music for around 70 films.[1]

References

  1. Oxford Music Online biography by Virko Baley (limited access)

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