Heorhy Tkachenko
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Heorhiy Kyrylovych Tkachenko (May 5, 1898 v. Hlushkovo, Kursk region of the Russian Empire
– 1993 Kiev
, Ukraine
).
He was also known as a traditional bandurist
. He was the last living example of the Slobozhan bandura tradition playing on a traditional diatonic bandura. The repertoire of this bandurist contained numerous spiritual works. He had a huge following amongst the Ukrainian intellectuals from 1970-90's.
Tkachenko studied the kobzar
art from Slobozhan kobzar Petro Drevchenko
.
Tkachenko's repertoire included eight dumy
(sung epic poems), five psalms, twelve historic songs 29 folk songs and five dances.
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
– 1993 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....
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
).
Biography
Tkachenko was able to complete his high school education in Kharkiv before continuing his education in Moscow. He completed his education in Moscow as an architect in 1929 and continued to live in Moscow where he designed many of the parks around the city centre. He professionally worked as a painter and architect.He was also known as a traditional bandurist
Bandurist
A bandurist is a person who plays the Ukrainian plucked string instrument known as the bandura.-Types of performers:There are a number of different types of bandurist who differ in their paricular choice of instrument, the specific repertoire they play and manner in which they approach their...
. He was the last living example of the Slobozhan bandura tradition playing on a traditional diatonic bandura. The repertoire of this bandurist contained numerous spiritual works. He had a huge following amongst the Ukrainian intellectuals from 1970-90's.
Tkachenko studied the kobzar
Kobzar
A Kobzar was an itinerant Ukrainian bard who sang to his own accompaniment.-Tradition:Kobzars were often blind, and became predominantly so by the 1800s...
art from Slobozhan kobzar Petro Drevchenko
Petro Drevchenko
Petro Semenovych Drevchenko was also known by the surname of Drevkin and Drygavka.-Biography:Drevchenko was born in 1863 in the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire to a family of servants. From the age of 12 he lived in Kharkiv, in the area of Zalutin. At the age of 13 he came down with...
.
Tkachenko's repertoire included eight dumy
Duma (epic)
A Duma is a sung epic poem which originated in Ukraine during the Hetmanate Era in the sixteenth century...
(sung epic poems), five psalms, twelve historic songs 29 folk songs and five dances.
Students
- Mykola Budnyk
- Volodymyr KushpetVolodymyr KushpetVolodymyr Kushpet is an influentian Ukrainian baritone singer, and player on torban, kobza, bandura and lira, noted reconstruction of traditional playing techniques on these instruments....
- Victor MishalowVictor MishalowVictor Mishalow is an Australian born Canadian bandurist, and educator. He is also known as a composer, conductor, and musicologist.-Biography:Born April 4, 1960, in Sydney, Australia, he graduated from the Sydney University B.A...
- Mykola Tovkailo
Publications
- Ткаченко, Г. К. Струна до струни / Г. Ткаченко // Егор Мовчан. Спогади. Статті. Матеріали. – Суми: Собор, 1999. – 6 4 с.
- Ткаченко, Г. К. Основи гри на народній бандурі / Г. Ткаченко // Черемський К. Повернення традиції. – Х.: Центр Леся Курбаса, 1999. – С.224-225
Sources
- Мішалов, В. – Георгій Кирилович Ткаченко – Останній кобзар – ж. Молода Україна, Червень, 1985
- Мішалов, В. – Останній кобзар – Нарис про Г. Ткаченка - "Bandura", 1985, №13.14, (С.49-52)