Volodymyr Petrovych Huba ( uk, Володимир Петрович Губа, 22 December 1938 – 3 December 2020) was a
Ukrainian composer and
poet
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Career
Born in
Kyiv
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, he studied music at the
Kyiv Conservatory (which is now 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
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. Films with his music have received awards at international Cinema Festivals. Huba was also awarded the title of the National Artist of
Ukraine
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. He composed the music for some 70 films.
Oxford Music Online biography by Virko Baley (limited access)
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1938 births
2020 deaths
Kyiv Conservatory alumni
Ukrainian classical composers
Musicians from Kyiv
Ukrainian film score composers
Laureates of the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize
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