Volodymyr Petrovych Huba ( uk, Володимир Петрович Губа, 22 December 1938 – 3 December 2020) was a

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Career

Born in

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, he studied music at the Kyiv Conservatory (which is now the National Music Academy of Ukraine) with professors Levko Revutsky, B. Liatoshinskyi and A. Shtoharenko; he graduated with a degree in composition. He has worked as a music teacher,

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, and a

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. Films with his music have received awards at international Cinema Festivals. Huba was also awarded the title of the National Artist of

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. He composed the music for some 70 films.Oxford Music Online biography by Virko Baley (limited access)
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1938 births 2020 deaths Kyiv Conservatory alumni Ukrainian classical composers Musicians from Kyiv Ukrainian film score composers Laureates of the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize {{Ukraine-poet-stub