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Ikhav Kozak Za Dunaj
"Jikhav Kozak za Dunaj" ( uk, Їхав козак за Дунай, link=no, trans. ''The Cossack Rode beyond the Danube'') is one of the most famous Ukraine, Ukrainian folk songs. It was written by the Ukrainian philosopher and poet . Under the name "Schöne Minka" it became popular in Germany too.Gretchen Rowe Clements. ''Situating Schubert: Early Nineteenth-century Flute Culture''. ProQuest, 2007. . "According to an 1830 review in the AMA, there was a time when Schöne Minka was 'whistled, hummed, and muttered on every street corner'. The Lied was popular for some time, and many composers used it in arrangements and variation sets, including the popular flutist–composer Carl Keller. Beethoven first set Schöne Minka in his 1816 collection ''Lieder verschiedener Völker'' (Songs of Various Nations), and then again in his Variations, Op. 107, at the request of the Scottish music publisher George Thomson." The German title comes from the first words of a poem by Christoph August T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
