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composer of

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origin. He was also a

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and conductor who served at the court of

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. Bortniansky was critical to the musical history of both Russia and Ukraine, with both nations claiming him as their own. Bortniansky, who has been compared to

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, is known today for his liturgical works and prolific contributions to the genre of

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s. He was one of the "Golden Three" of his era, alongside

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.Ukraine's and Russia's tangled history leads to musical conundrum
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in the

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. He composed in many different musical styles, including choral compositions in French, Italian, Latin, German, and

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Biography

Early years

Dmitry Bortniansky was born on 28 October 1751 in the city of Glukhov,

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, Russian Empire (present-day Hlukhiv,

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, Ukraine). His father was Stefan Skurat (or Shkurat), a

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Orthodox religious refugee from the village of

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in the

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region of Poland. Skurat served as a

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under

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; he was entered in the

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in 1755. Dmitry's mother was of Cossack origin; her name after her first marriage was Marina Dmitrievna Tolstaya, as a widow of a Russian landlord

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, who lived in Glukhov. At age seven, Dmitry's prodigious talent at the local church choir opened him the opportunity to move to

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, the capital of the empire, and join the Imperial Chapel Choir. Dmitry's half-brother Ivan Tolstoy also sang with the Imperial Chapel Choir. Dmitry studied music and composition under the guidance of the Imperial Chapel Choir director

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. In 1769 Galuppi left for Italy and took the boy with him.

Rise to fame

In Italy Bortniansky gained considerable success composing operas: ''

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'' (1776) and '' Alcide'' (1778) in

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, and ''

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'' (1779) at

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. He also composed sacred works in Latin and German, both

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and with orchestral accompaniment, including an ''Ave Maria'' for two voices and orchestra. Bortniansky returned to the

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in 1779. He composed at least four more operas in French, with

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by Franz-Hermann Lafermière: '' Le Faucon'' (1786), ''

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'' (1786) , and '' Le fils-rival ou La moderne Stratonice'' (1787). Bortniansky wrote a number of instrumental works at this time, including piano sonatas, a piano quintet with a harp, and a cycle of French songs. He also composed liturgical music for the

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, combining the Eastern and Western European styles of sacred music, incorporating the

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he learned in Italy; some works were

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, using a style descended from the Venetian polychoral technique of Gabrieli. In 1796 Bortniansky was appointed as a director of the Imperial Chapel Choir, the first director from the Russian Empire. With such a great instrument at his disposal, he produced scores upon scores of compositions, including over 100 religious works, sacred concertos (35 for a four-part mixed choir, 10 for double choruses),

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s, and hymns.

Death

Bortniansky died in St. Petersburg on 10 October 1825, and was interred at the

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in the 20th century.

Legacy

In 1882,

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edited Bortniansky's liturgical works, which were published in ten volumes. Bortniansky wrote operas and instrumental compositions, but his sacred choral works are performed most often today. This vast body of work remains central not only to understanding 18th-century Orthodox sacred music, but also subsequently influenced Russian and Ukrainian composers in the 19th century. The tune he wrote for the Latin hymn '' Tantum Ergo'' eventually became known in Slavic lands as ''Коль славен (Kol Slaven)'', in which form it is still sung as a church hymn today. The tune was also popular with

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. It travelled to English-speaking countries and came to be known by the names ''Russia'', ''St. Petersburg'' or ''Wells''. In Germany, the song was paired with a text by

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and became a well-known

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and traditional part of the military ceremony ''

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in 1917, the tune was played by the Kremlin

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every day at midday. In English-speaking countries the tune

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is set to the office hymn for the feast of the

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: 'A heavenly splendour from on high' (New English Hymnal #154b)

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, who novelized many episodes of the original series of ''

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'', noted in one story, " Whom Gods Destroy", that Bortniansky's ''Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe'' was the theme "to which all

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Academy classes marched to their graduation." Bortniansky composed "The Angel Greeted the Gracious One" (hymn to the Mother of God used at Pascha) as a trio used by many Orthodox churches in the

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season.

Influence

Bortniansky's work had a significant impact on the development of Russian and Ukrainian music. Almost half a century of Bortniansky's life was associated with music education, with the most important processes of the formation of musical culture in Russian Empire According to Russian musicologist

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, "Bortniansky developed a style with characteristic inversions, which retained its influence for several following generations. These typical appeals not only reached

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, but also

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, and

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". At the same time, beginning in the 1920s, Bortniansky's work became the subject of special attention from Ukrainian musicians.

Stanyslav Lyudkevych Stanyslav Pylypovych Lyudkevych (, ; 24 January 1879 – 10 September 1979) was a Soviet and Ukrainian composer, theorist, teacher, and musical activist. People's Artist of the USSR (1969) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1979). His name may altern ...

's article "D. Bortniansky and Contemporary Ukrainian Music" (1925) called on Ukrainian musicians to develop the traditions established by Bortniansky, "to dive deeper and more thoroughly into the great cultural treasury concentrated in Bortniansky's works, to find the sources in it and foundations of our revival". Traditionally, Ukrainian musicologists emphasize the use of intonations of Ukrainian folk songs in choral work, since the composer's first musical impressions were obtained in Ukraine. Most of Bortniansky's friends in the choir were Ukrainian, as was his teacher Mark Poltoratsky. In particular, Lydia Korniy notes: *typical for Ukrainian songs descending lyrical sixth V - VII # - I degree (on the example of choral concerts: № 13, end of the II part, and № 28, finale) *typical inversions with a reduced fourth between III and VII # degrees in minor, *typical for lyrical songs mournful intonations with an increased second between III and IV # degrees in minor. Lyudkevych also notes Ukrainian intonations in Bortniansky's works: The influence of Bortniansky's work is noted in the works of Ukrainian composers

Mykola Lysenko Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko (; 22 March 1842 – 6 November 1912) was a Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist of the late Romantic period. In his time he was the central figure of Ukrainian music, with an ''oeuvre'' tha ...

Kyrylo Stetsenko Kyrylo Hryhorovych Stetsenko (; May 12, 1882 – April 29, 1922) was a prolific Ukrainian composer, conductor, critic, and teacher. Late in his life he became a Ukrainian Orthodox Priest and head of the Music section of the Ministry of Education ...

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 ...

Mykola Leontovych Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych (, ; 23 January 1921) was a Ukrainian composer, conductor, ethnomusicologist, and teacher. His music was inspired by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko and the Ukrainian National Music School. Leontovych spec ...

, M. Dremlyuga, Levko Revutsky, K. Dominchen,

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, and others.

Works

Operas

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in French, with

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by Franz-Hermann Lafermière) :*''

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in French, with libretto by Franz-Hermann Lafermière) :*'' Le Fils-Rival ou La Moderne Stratonice'' (1787 Pavlovsk in French, with libretto by Franz-Hermann Lafermière)

Choruses (in Church Slavonic)

:*''Da ispravitsia molitva moja'' ("Let My Prayer Arise") no. 2. :*''Kjeruvimskije pjesni'' (Cherubic Hymns) nos. 1-7 :*Concerto No. 1: ''Vospoitje Gospodjevi'' ("Sing unto the Lord") :*Concerto No. 6: ''Slava vo vyshnikh Bogu, y na zemli mir'' ("Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth") :*Concerto No. 7: ''Priiditje, vozradujemsja Gospodjevi'' ("Come Let Us Rejoice") :*Concerto No. 9: ''Sei djen', jego zhe Gospodi, konchinu moju'' :*Concerto No. 11: ''Blagoslovjen Gospod ("Blessed is the Lord") :*Concerto No. 15: ''Priiditje, vospoim, ljudije'' :*Concerto No. 18: ''Blago jest ispovjedatsja'' ("It Is Good To Praise the Lord", Psalm 92) :*Concerto No. 19: ''Rjechje Gospod' Gospodjevi mojemu'' ("The Lord Said unto My Lord", Psalm 110) :*Concerto No. 21: ''Zhyvyi v pomoshshi Vyshnjago'' ("He That Dwelleth", Psalm 91) :*Concerto No. 24: ''Vozvjedokh ochi moi v gory'' ("I Lift Up My Eyes to the Mountains") :*Concerto No. 27: ''Glasom moim ko Gospodu vozzvakh'' ("With My Voice I Cried Out to the Lord") :*Concerto No. 32: ''Skazhy mi, Gospodi, konchinu moju'' ("Lord, Make Me Know My End") :*Concerto No. 33: ''Vskuju priskorbna jesi dusha moja'' ("Why Are You Downcast, O My Soul?", Psalm 42:5)

Concerto-Symphony

:*Concerto-Symphony for Piano, Harp, Two Violins, Viola da gamba, Cello and Bassoon in B Flat Major (1790).

Quintet

:*Quintet for Piano, Harp, Violin, Viola da gamba and Cello (1787).

Notes

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