Mikhail Skorulskyi (or Myhailo Skorulskyi; 1887–1950), was a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

composer. In 1936, he composed the score to ''Lisova Pisnya'' (''

The Forest Song The Forest Song is a poetic play in three acts by Lesya Ukrainka. The play was written in 1911 in the city of Kutaisi, and was first staged on November 22, 1918 at the Kyiv Drama Theater. The work is one of the first prototypes of fantasy in Uk ...

''), a three-act

ballet Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...

based on the drama of the same name by

Lesya Ukrainka Lesya Ukrainka ( uk, Леся Українка ; born Larysa Petrivna Kosach, uk, Лариса Петрівна Косач; – ) was one of Ukrainian literature's foremost writers, best known for her poems and plays. She was also an active ...

. The ballet premiered in 1946.

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* * Ukrainian composers 1887 births 1950 deaths Musicians from Kyiv People from Kiev Governorate Burials at Baikove Cemetery {{USSR-bio-stub