Ukrainian composer, priest (UGCC) and folklorist.
Biography.
He was born into the family of a sexton. He studied at the clergy school in Przemysl and at the Lviv Theological Seminary. He was the heir to the traditions of the Przemysl school of composition, a student of Mykhailo Verbytskyi and Porfirii Bazhanskyi. He was a parish priest in Kariv, Sokal district. He is buried there. As a priest, Viktor Matiuk took care of public education, founded centers of "Enlightenment" in villages. He published the School Songbook, based on Ukrainian church music. As a composer, Matiuk was most notable for his solo singing, creating almost 50 songs of this genre based on the words of M. Shashkevych, V. Masliak, I. Hushalevych, A. Mickiewicz, and B. Kyrchiv. His "Vesnivka" became part of the golden fund of Ukrainian vocal music. Viktor Matiuk also had significant achievements in works of secular themes.
The Sokal Children's Art School is named after Viktor Matiuk.
The most popular solos
The song "Native Land" by Isidor Mydlovskyi and Viktor Matiuk from the Vienna edition of 1916.
"Vesnivka"
"To a Russian song"
"Wings, wings, give me a falcon"
"Corporal Timko"
"The Invalid"
"Our Settlers"
"Unhappy love"
The most popular choral and other works
"To the spring" (cantata)
"For the Fall"
"Boleslav Kryvousty near Halych" (based on the text by M. Shashkevych)
"Gamalia" (based on the text by Taras Shevchenko)
"Testament" (based on the text by Taras Shevchenko)
"Three Princes for One Throne" (based on the text by Ivan Franko)
Bibliography
Books
"Small Catechism of Music" (1882)
"Boyan" - a choral collection (1886, publisher and co-editor)
"Russian Songbook for Folk Schools" (in 4 parts)
"A short sketch on harmony and composition" (1906)
"Church and folk singer for folk schools" (1911)
Periodicals
Matiuk V., Kopko M. On the matter of publishing a Russian singer. - Dilo, 1885. - Part 16, p. 2
Matiuk V. Ivan Lavrivskyi // Calendar of "Enlightenment." - Lviv, 1889. - P. 82-86.
Matiuk V. Our Russian folk song and its significance. A look at the development of music in Russia and its influence on the development of our music in Galicia. Our Ruthenian folk song in the musical compositions of F. Kolessa. - Dilo, 1889. - Part 13, pp. 1-2; Part 14, p. 2; Part 15, pp. 1-2
Matiuk V. On the science of musical choral singing in our villages and cities. - Dilo, 1898. - Part 275, pp. 1-2.
Matiuk V. The science of musical note singing. - Dyakivskyi hlas, 1898. - Part 1, pp. 6-8.
Matiuk V. Shukhevych V.' Kopko M. Appeal to the co-operative Rusyns. - Dyakivskyi hlas, 1899. - Part 8, pp. 113-116.
