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Hryhory Bazhul
Hryhory Ivanovych Bazhul ( uk, Григорій Іванович Бажул transcribed as Georg Baschul) Note: Name was transcribed via German on Australian Government documents. (January 22, 1906 — October 17, 1989) was a Ukrainian bandurist and publisher of articles on bandura history from Poltava, Russian Empire.http://histpol.pl.ua/pages/content.php?page=1261 After World War II he emigrated to Australia settling in Sydney. Early life Hryhory Ivanovych Bazhul was born in the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire (in present-day Ukraine), his father was a rail road engineer and his family moved to Kharkiv in 1911. After completing his studies at the Institute of Grain Culture, he was employed as an agronomist.Dibrivny, I. "Григорій І. Бажул (некролог)", ''Вільна Думка'', Sydney, Australia, 12.ХІ.89 In the late 1920s he was arrested and spent 2 years of penal labour at the Berdyansk agricultural labour colony. On his return to Khar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv-style Bandura
Kharkiv-style banduras are banduras that allow for the playing of the Kharkiv style, i.e. using the left hand to play melodic figures primarily over the side of the instrument as opposed to the Kyiv style where the left hand primarily plays the basses. To allow for the added required dexterity of the left hand, the instrument is held parallel to the body of the player. These instruments are in comparison quite rare because they are all individually crafted primarily made by craftsmen outside of Ukraine. In recent times, they have become quite sought after in Ukraine. They are strung either diatonically (with 31–36 strings) (8 basses and 23 prystrunky) or chromatically (with 61–65 strings). Early instruments The first standard Kharkiv bandura was designed and manufactured in 1926. This instrument was based on the Starosvitska bandura used by Hnat Khotkevych and was modified somewhat by Leonid Haydamaka. It was intended for use by the bandura students of Hnat Khotkevych at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
