Composer, musicologist.
He graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory, composition class of M. Vilinsky, orchestration class of B. Liatoshynsky (1952), and completed his postgraduate studies there (1955, supervised by M. Vilinsky). He worked as a music editor at the Kyiv TV studio, and as a UWC reference officer. Since 1962 he has been a researcher (since 1991 - a leading researcher) at the Institute of Music and Dance, 2002-04 - Head of the Department, Candidate of Arts (1966), Doctor of Arts (1982), Professor (1993). Member of the NUAU.
Creative achievements
children's ballet "Mriya" (libretto by L. Bondarenko, 1969)
for symphony orchestras:
"Symphony" (1956, 2nd ed. 1959)
"Concert Waltz (1954)
Suites:
"Pioneer Ball" (1960)
"The Prince and the Three Doctors" (1971)
Symphonic fairy tale "About Children and Adults" (1971)
For violin and orchestra:
Concerto ("Youthful", 1952, 3rd ed. 1997)
For chamber orchestra:
"Little Suite in the Old Style" (1978)
"Polyphonic Variations (1978)
For orchestra of folk instruments:
"Extended" (1950, arranged for symphony orchestra)
Chamber works
Arrangements of folk songs
Musicology works:
Principle of Programming in Music. К., 1966;
Symphony orchestra and its instruments. К, 1967;
The process of composing. К., 1979;
Country Symphony. К., 1988;
Composers of the world in their relations with Ukraine, K., 2000;
articles and chapters in collective works
UWC reference books
popular collection "Musicians Laugh" ("Veselyi Kamerton")
articles, reviews, editing works.
