Sydir Vorobkevych
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Sydir Vorobkevych (1836–1903) was a Ukrainian
composer
, writer
, Eastern Orthodox priest
, teacher
, artist
, and newspaper editor of Bukovina
. He used following pen-names: Danylo Mlaka, Demko Makoviychuk, Morozenko, Semen Khrin, Isydor Vorobkevych, S.Volokh, and others.
Sydir Vorobkevych in Chernivtsi
to the family of Orthodox priest and theology teacher. He was a brother to another Ukrainian poet Hryhoriy Vorobkevych.
The great-grandfather of Vorobkevych Skalsky Mlaka de Orobko ran away from Lithuania
, while Vorobkevych's grandfather changed his name from Orobko to Vorobkevych. Later part of the former name Mlaka Vorobkevych used as his pseudo-name. His mother died early in 1840, while his father Ivan worked in the Chernivtsi gymnasium as a professor of religion and philosophy. However in 1845 his father died as well and Sydir along with his brother Hryhoriy were left orphans. Their grandfather the protopope
of Kitsman
Mykhailo Vorobkevych to them to live with him.
In his family the young Vorobkevyches learned the Ukrainian folklore and history. Soon Sydir enrolled in the Chernivtsi gymnasium and later the Theology Seminary in Chernivtsi graduating in 1861. Already in gymnasium he began to compose his first verses. After the seminary Vorobkevych was obtaining an internship as a priest throughout the neighboring villages. Later he enrolled into the musical courses of professor Franz Krenn in the Vienna Conservatory
where in 1868 he took a test on the certified of singing instructor and choir regent. Already since 1867 Vorobkevych became a singing instructor in the Chernivtsi Theology Seminary and gymnasium. In 1875 he was a singing instructor at the Theological Department of the Chernivtsi University
. During that time he already worked as a composer creating his own songs, psalms, choir works, operettas, and others.
His first poetic works Vorobkevych published in 1863 in the Halychanyn collection under the title Thoughts from Bukovina. In 1877 he released the first Bukovina almanac Ruthenian hut. Sydir Vorobkevych was one of the creators and chief-editors of the magazine Bokovinian dawn. In Chernivtsi University he headed the "Ruthenian Literary Association" and since 1876 - the student's union - "Soyuz". In 1887 Vorobkevych was the leader of the association "Ruthenian house public" in Chernivtsi
.
Sydir Vorobkevych wrote in Ukrainian, Romanian, and German languages. Among his works are "Turkish recruits" (1865), poem "Nechai" (1868), dramas "Petro Sahaidachny" (1884), "Kochubei and Mazepa" (1891), "Lost son".
The most complete talent of Vorobkevych is depicted in his lyrical poems where the poet "spills the great riches of life's observations enlighten by a quiet sparkling of sincere, deep, human, and people-relating feeling" (Ivan Franko
). The prominent characteristics of Vorobkevych's poetry are melody like and folklore related. After his travel to Kiev
in 1874 he wrote choir works "Tsar-river our Dnieper" and "I was born upon Dnieper, therefore I am Cossack".
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...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, Eastern Orthodox priest
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
, teacher
Teacher
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, artist
Artist
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, and newspaper editor of Bukovina
Bukovina
Bukovina is a historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains.-Name:The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became...
. He used following pen-names: Danylo Mlaka, Demko Makoviychuk, Morozenko, Semen Khrin, Isydor Vorobkevych, S.Volokh, and others.
Sydir Vorobkevych in Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine...
to the family of Orthodox priest and theology teacher. He was a brother to another Ukrainian poet Hryhoriy Vorobkevych.
The great-grandfather of Vorobkevych Skalsky Mlaka de Orobko ran away from Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, while Vorobkevych's grandfather changed his name from Orobko to Vorobkevych. Later part of the former name Mlaka Vorobkevych used as his pseudo-name. His mother died early in 1840, while his father Ivan worked in the Chernivtsi gymnasium as a professor of religion and philosophy. However in 1845 his father died as well and Sydir along with his brother Hryhoriy were left orphans. Their grandfather the protopope
Protopope
A Protopope , or Protopresbyter, is a priest of higher rank in the Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches, corresponding in general to the Western archpriest or Latin dean.-History:...
of Kitsman
Kitsman
Kitsman is a city located in the Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kitsman Raion, and is located at around . The town is about northwest from Chernivtsi on the road to Zalishchyky....
Mykhailo Vorobkevych to them to live with him.
In his family the young Vorobkevyches learned the Ukrainian folklore and history. Soon Sydir enrolled in the Chernivtsi gymnasium and later the Theology Seminary in Chernivtsi graduating in 1861. Already in gymnasium he began to compose his first verses. After the seminary Vorobkevych was obtaining an internship as a priest throughout the neighboring villages. Later he enrolled into the musical courses of professor Franz Krenn in the Vienna Conservatory
Konservatorium Wien
The Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität is a private music conservatory in Vienna, Austria established in 1938 as Musikschule der Stadt Wien.The school attained university status on June 15, 2005 as a private institution....
where in 1868 he took a test on the certified of singing instructor and choir regent. Already since 1867 Vorobkevych became a singing instructor in the Chernivtsi Theology Seminary and gymnasium. In 1875 he was a singing instructor at the Theological Department of the Chernivtsi University
Chernivtsi University
The Chernivtsi National University is the leading Ukrainian institution for higher education in northern Bukovina, in Chernivtsi, a city in southwest Ukraine....
. During that time he already worked as a composer creating his own songs, psalms, choir works, operettas, and others.
His first poetic works Vorobkevych published in 1863 in the Halychanyn collection under the title Thoughts from Bukovina. In 1877 he released the first Bukovina almanac Ruthenian hut. Sydir Vorobkevych was one of the creators and chief-editors of the magazine Bokovinian dawn. In Chernivtsi University he headed the "Ruthenian Literary Association" and since 1876 - the student's union - "Soyuz". In 1887 Vorobkevych was the leader of the association "Ruthenian house public" in Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi is the administrative center of Chernivtsi Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. The city is situated on the upper course of the River Prut, a tributary of the Danube, in the northern part of the historic region of Bukovina, which is currently divided between Romania and Ukraine...
.
Sydir Vorobkevych wrote in Ukrainian, Romanian, and German languages. Among his works are "Turkish recruits" (1865), poem "Nechai" (1868), dramas "Petro Sahaidachny" (1884), "Kochubei and Mazepa" (1891), "Lost son".
The most complete talent of Vorobkevych is depicted in his lyrical poems where the poet "spills the great riches of life's observations enlighten by a quiet sparkling of sincere, deep, human, and people-relating feeling" (Ivan Franko
Ivan Franko
Ivan Yakovych Franko was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, political activist, doctor of philosophy, the author of the first detective novels and modern poetry in the Ukrainian language....
). The prominent characteristics of Vorobkevych's poetry are melody like and folklore related. After his travel to 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....
in 1874 he wrote choir works "Tsar-river our Dnieper" and "I was born upon Dnieper, therefore I am Cossack".