Mykhailo Verbytskyi
Mykhailo Mykhailovych Verbytskyi ( ; March 4, 1815 – December 7, 1870), also anglicized as Michael Werbitzky, was a List of Ukrainian composers, Ukrainian composer and a priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He is considered to be one of the first professional composers of Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia. He is best known for composing the melody to the national anthem of Ukraine. Verbytskyi's national anthem became widely played by orchestras and musicians around the world in support of Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Biography Mykhailo Verbytskyi was born in :uk:Надсяння, Nadsiannia. Sources often differ as to the exact location of his birth, with some claiming he was born in Jawornik RuskiЯк «з� ...
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