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Gaidenko Anatoly Pavlovich

1937

Anatolii Pavlovych Haidenko (*December 24, 1937, Khorosheve, Kharkiv region) is a Ukrainian composer. Member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine, Honored Artist of Ukraine, winner of the B. Liatoshynskyi Prize, I. Slatin Prize, and the International Competition in Toronto (Canada), Professor of the I. Kotliarevskyi Kharkiv State University of Arts.

1945-1952 - Bezludivska and Khoroshivska secondary schools.
1952-1955 - Nikelskaya secondary school in the Murmansk region.
1955-1958 - Kharkiv Aviation Technical School and Evening Music School, accordion class of M. Ponomariov.
1958-1963 - Kharkiv Conservatory, class of accordion of V. Pidhornyi and P. Potapov.
1968-1974 - Historical and Theoretical (Musicology class of P. Kalashnyk) and Composition (Composition class of V. Zolotukhin) faculties of the Kharkiv Institute of Arts named after I. Kotlyarevsky.
Career
1963-1973 - Sumy Music College as a teacher (specialties: accordion, conducting, folk instruments, harmony, piano ensemble), head of the department of folk instruments and deputy director for education.
1973-1977 - Kharkiv Institute of Culture (accordion, conducting, orchestration).
Since 1977 - senior lecturer, associate professor (1991), professor (1995) of the Kharkiv Institute (now University) of Arts named after I. P. Kotliarevskyi. He teaches bayan, accordion, orchestration, reading scores, and instrumentology.
Creative work.
Works in symphonic, chamber instrumental, choral, vocal, and song genres.

A significant part of his works is written for an orchestra of Ukrainian folk instruments, accordion, accordion, domra, cymbals, bandura, as well as for violin, cello, and French horn.

Most of the works are known from public performances at the Kyiv Music Fest, from publications, radio programs and student performances, and from publications.

Major works
For large symphony orchestra:

Symphonic poem "Monument" (1976) - 17',
Symphony (1983) - 35',
Concert "Caragodi" (1979) - 11',
Symphony Suite "Native Springs" (in 7 parts, 2001) - 30',
cantata for choir, soloists and symphony orchestra "Four Acts" (1974, rev. 1995) - 22',
concert rhapsody for cymbals and orchestra "Gypsy" - 9', concert piece "Verbunk" (2000) - 2'45";
For chamber orchestra:

"Concerto grosso" (1991) - 27',
"Concerto lamentoso" (1994) - 27'30";
For mixed choir:

"Generous Evening" (1968) - 4',
"Sowing" (1984) - 5',
"My Native Land" (1985) - 4', "My Native Land" (1985) - 4',
"The Suffering Mother (1993) - 9',
"Ukraine, I pray for you" (1997) - 6'45",
"Carolers" - based on poems by V. Zabashtansky" (2000) - 3'25",
"Four Sonnets with Four Epigraphs" by John Gracen Brown (USA) (1994) - 14',
"Hail Mary, Virgin, Rejoice" and "Worthy is the Name" on canonical texts (1997) - 4'15",
For folk choir:

"Boats are Sailing" (1985) - 5',
"I Dreamed of My Land" (1986) - 4',
"Braids are being woven" (1989) - 6';
For children's choir:

"The Geese Were Coming Back" (1994) - 4',
"My Kharkiv" (2004) - 4',
"Kukuleczka" - arrangement of a Polish folk song - 3';
Vocal works:
"Melodies" on the words of L. Ukrainka" (1974, ed. 2002) - 16',
"Four solos to poems by H. Skovoroda" (1993) - 13';
Songs:

"Thoughts on the Field", "Stork", "Merzishor" with lyrics by M. Tomenko,
"Steppe" with lyrics by V. Brovchenko,
"The Harmonium is Stale", lyrics by I. Berdnik,
"Nightingale Songs of Spring" and "Love Forever", lyrics by I. Shelepov,
"The Forgotten Plot" by B. Oliynyk,
"Brother Andriy Paints the Church", words by K. Pasichna, and others;
Concert works for the orchestra of Ukrainian folk instruments:

"Spring Games" (1980) - 6',
"Ukrainian Patterns" (1985) - 4',
orchestral suites:

"Ukrainian Majolica" (in 5 parts, 1981) - 24'13",
"Ukrainian Story Dances" (in 5 parts, 1988) - 25'48",
Concert for bandura and orchestra "Perebendia" (2003) - 9',
"Serduzkowa biesiada" (2004) - 4';
For accordion:

Sonata (in 3 parts, 1986) - 22'10",
Concerto for accordion and orchestra (1974, ed. 1995) - 17',
"Verbunk" - 2'45",
"Spring Chorus" (1987) - 4'45",
"Preludes-Paintings (1988) - 25',
"12 Pieces for Children" (1991) - 15',
Sonata No. 2 "Ancestral Echoes" (2005) - 14'50"
For accordion:

"Parisian Mysteries - 5 waltzes-musettes" (1999) - 20',
"Essay Nomo" - Concerto for accordion and string quartet (2000) - 18';
For accordion duet:

"Evening in the Mountains" (1977) - 8',
"Palekh Sketches" (1979) - 6',
"Circle" (1979, ed. 2002) - 8',
"Hello, Friends" (1985) - 6';
"Bride's Circle (1987) - 4'20",
"Pletenitsa (2001) - 8',
"Kolomyika (2003) - 3';
For bandura:

"Silver of the June Moon" (1992) - 6'15",
"Perebendia" - Concerto for Bandura and Orchestra (piano) (2003) - 9', etudes;
For cymbals:

"Kolyada", "Petrivka", "Trindychka - Concert Triptych" (1994) - 18'25",
"Gypsy Concerto Rhapsody for cymbals and orchestra (piano)" (2000) - 11:01",
"Divertimento" for solo cymbals (in 3 parts, 2005) - 15';
For kobza (domra):

"Quasi buffo" - Concertino for kobza and orchestra (piano) (1998) - 9';
For violin and orchestra (piano):

"Romance" (1979) - 6',
"Dnipro Legend" (2002) - 7';
For cello and piano:

"Pro memoria" - sonata (1994) - 9';
For piano:

Suite (in 3 parts, 1970)
Pedagogical works for guitar, French horn, cymbals, and accordion

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