LibGuides: Ukrainian Music: The Exhibit

For Ukraine: An Exhibit of Arts & Culture

This exhibit was curated by the students of MUS 512: Introduction to Ethnomusicology (Kirsten Barker, Alina Dorion, Condy Yuemeng Li, and Reginald Payne) and the course instructor, Dr. Donna A. Buchanan. Assistance was provided by the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center (Dr. Maureen Marshall, Associate Director and Danielle Sekel, Incoming Outreach & Programming Coordinator) and the Music & Performing Arts Library.

The exhibit was arranged thematically, with each shelf or flat case representing a specific aspect of Ukrainian arts and culture. The themes included were Ukrainian Classical Music, Popular Culture and Revolution, Ukrainian Traditional Music, Religion, Children, Chornobyl, Kyiv (Ukraine’s Capital), Ukrainian Arts, Ukrainian Dance, Ukrainian Minstrelsy, and Ukrainian Musical Instruments.

Exhibit Photos

Photograph showing the full first floor exhibit

Flat case theme: Ukrainian Needlecraft

A close up of the first case showing CDs, a lyric sheet, and a religious icon

Top shelf theme: Ukrainian Classical Music
Second shelf theme: Religion

Shelf theme: Kyiv, Ukraine's Capital

Shelf theme: Popular Culture and Revolution

Shelf theme: Children

Shelf theme: Ukrainian Arts

Shelf theme: Ukrainian Traditional Music

Shelf theme: Chornobyl

Shelf theme: Ukrainian Dance

Shelf theme: Ukrainian Musical Instruments

Shelf theme: Ukrainian Minstrelsy

Selected Exhibit Materials

For additional items, see the Library Resources page.

Burden of Dreams by Catherine Wanner
Call Number: 947.7 W188b [SSHEL Stacks]
Burden of Dreams examines daily life in Soviet and post-Soviet Ukraine, showing why Ukrainian nationalism and its program of "Ukrainianization" have appealed to the largest Russian diaspora and to millions of Russified Ukrainians. Focusing on schools, festivals, commemorative ceremonies, and monuments, Catherine Wanner shows how Soviet-created narratives have been recast to reflect a post-Soviet Ukrainocentric perspective.
Ukrainian Dance by Andriy Nahachewsky
Call Number: GV1664.U4 N35U3 2012
Ukrainian dance is remarkably enduring in its popularity and still performed in numerous cultural contexts. This text unpacks the complex world of this ethnic dance, with special attention to the differences between vival dance (which requires being fully engaged in the present moment) and reflective dance (dance connected explicitly to the past).
Ukrainian Minstrels: Why the Blind Should Sing by Natalie O. Kononenko
Call Number: ML399 .K65U3 1998
The blind mendicant in Ukrainian folk tradition is a little-known social order, but an important one. The singers of Ukrainian epics, these minstrels were organized into professional guilds that set standards for training and performance. Repressed during the Stalin era, this is their story.
Russian Folk Songs by Vadim Prokhorov
Call Number: ML3680 P76R8
Provides a basis for understanding the ethnomusicological principles of Russian folk song. In addition to his discussion of the various categories, Prokhorov includes a generous selection of songs arranged for voice and piano, together with texts and translations of the song texts. Anyone interested in this rich repertory of folk song, whether as teacher, singer, or music lover, will find this a rewarding collection.

For additional resources, see the Library Audio & Media page.

Symphony no. 5 Postludium by Valentin Silvestrov (Alexei Lubimov, piano)
Call Number: CDISC M1001S948 NO.5S6
Sacred works by Valentin Silvestrov
Call Number: CDISC M2082 .S55S2 2009
35 sacred choral concertos in Ukrainian by Dmytro Bortniasky
Call Number: CDISC M2092 B67C6

Pisni︠a︡ v chestʹ 950 richnyt︠s︡i︠u︡ khreshchenni︠a︡ rusy-ukrainy (Chant commemorating 950th anniversary of Rus-Ukraine baptismal) by Paul Ouglitzky and Stepan Musiĭchuk
Call Number: M2072O93 P5 [MPAL Special Collections]
For solo voice, chorus (SATB) and piano or organ acc. Text in Ukrainian.