Mykola Mykolayovych Mykhailov (1903 – June 16, 1936) was a

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, composer and arranger.

Biography

Born in 1903, Mykola Mykolailovych Mykhailov completed his studies at the Kiev Muz-dram Institute in 1929. He joined the

Kiev Bandurist Capella The Kyiv Bandurist Capella ( uk, Київська капeла бандуристiв, translit=Kyivs’ka kapela banduristiv) is a male vocal-instrumental ensemble that accompanies its singing with the playing of the multi-stringed Ukrainian fo ...

and in 1934 he became the artistic director of the ensemble. At that time it had only tem members. In February 1935, the Kiev Bandurist Capella was combined with members of the

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. Mykhailov was given the task of directing the Exemplary State Bandura Capella which now consisted of 29 performers. He was the author of numerous arrangements and adaptions of works by other composers for the Capella. Ethnically he was of mixed Russian-Greek extraction but proved himself a patriotic Ukrainian. He died under strange circumstances during a tour of the

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on 16 June 1936.

Sources

Kudrytsky, A. V. - Mystetsvo Ukrainy - Biohrafichnyj dovidnyk, K, 1997 Bandurists Kobzarstvo 1903 births 1936 deaths Ukrainian composers Soviet composers {{Ukraine-composer-stub