MIKROKOSMOS V:

UKRAINIAN BAROQUE & CLASSICAL ERAS: THE REPERTOIRE

Last update: June 3, 2023

 

 

CHAPTER I :: UKRAINE IN THE 18th CENTURY: General outlook

CHAPTER II :: UKRAINIAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS: Historical context

CHAPTER III-a :: TORBAN: Its origins and predecessors

CHAPTER III-b :: TORBAN: Illustrated Overview of Surviving Instruments

CHAPTER IV-a :: UKRAINIAN MUSIC: Renaissance Lute

CHAPTER IV-b :: Baroque & Classical Eras

CHAPTER IV-c :: Baroque Lute & Torban

CHAPTER V :: PERSONALITIES: Known players and literary citations

ICONOGRAPHY :: REGIONAL: Lutes in Early Eastern Europe

CONTACT :: QUESTIONS

 

 

UKRAINIAN SONGS WITH TORBAN/BAROQUE-LUTE ACCOMPANIMENT are located HERE.

 

TORBAN/BAROQUE LUTE SOLOS

135.*** leaf

"BALAMUTY I" - d", MP3

134.*** leaf

"BALAMUTY II" - d", MP3

133.*** leaf

"ARKAN" - a ", MP3

132.*** leaf

"SHYNKARKA" - a ", MP3

131.***

"KOLYADA" - d "

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130.***

"CHERVONA KALYNA" - d ", MP3

129.***

"SVITYT' MISJAC' " - a ", MP3

128.***

"SYDYT' PTASHOK " - a ", MP3

127.***

"SYVA ZOZULEN'KO " - a ", MP3

126.***

TOMBEAU Sur La Mort de Kalnyshevsky - a , MP3

125.***

MUSETTE: "DOVBUSH" - d, Theorbo version - a - PDF

 

124.***

MUSETTE: "NA IVANA, NA KUPALA" - d, MP3

 

123.***

"PRY DOLYNI" - d ", MP3

122.***

"PO SHYROKIJ RICHCI -A ", MP3

 

121.***

"KOLO MOJI XATY ZACVILY BLAVATY -A ", MP3

 

120.***

"KOLO MOJI XATY ZACVILY BLAVATY"-C, MP3

119.***

"OJ TAM NA GHORI TRAVKA SJA KOLYSHE", MP3

 

118.***

ARIETTE "SHCHE NE VMERLA UKRAINA", MP3

Thomas Shall video LIVE:

117.***

ARIETTE "ZAKVICHALY DIVCHATON'KA" avec sept doubles (d) PDF, MP3

STUART WALSH video LIVE - (7-string guitar)

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116.***

"KOSAKENTANZ" (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

 

115.***

ROMANCE "OJ U VYSHNEVOMU SADU " (d)-[PDF],

[MP3], Stuart Walsh (7string guitar LIVE) - [MP3], Roland Keunings (6string guitar LIVE) - [MP3]

- Videos by Bernhard Hofstoetter, Chia Ten and Roland Keunings:

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114.***

"KOLOMYJKA" (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

113.***

BALLADE: "MAZEPA I " (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

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112.***

BALLADE: "MAZEPA II" (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

Archlute version videos by Andreas Duecker and Thomas Schall:

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111.***

ARIETTA: "CHERVENA RUZHA " (a)-[PDF], [MP3],

[MP3] -LIVE, by John Schneidermann (Baroque Lute)

110.***

ARIETTA: "OJ NE XODY MISJACHEN' KU " (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

109.***

ARIETTA: "OJ NE XODY MISJACHEN' KU " (e)-[PDF], [MP3]

108.***

ARIETTE: "OJ XODYLA DIVCHYNA BERIZHKOM " (a)-[PDF], [MP3],

[MP3] -LIVE, by Christopher Wilke (Baroque Lute)

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107.***

"SHUMKA" (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

106.***

ARIETTA "OJ ZAPYV KOZAK " (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

105.***

ARIETTA "U SUSIDA XATA BILA" (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

104.***

ARIETTA "BUD MY ZDOROVAJA" I (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

103.***

ARIETTA "BUD MY ZDOROVAJA" IIa (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

102.***

ARIETTA "BUD MY ZDOROVAJA" IIb (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

101.***

ARIETTA VARIATA "KATERYNA" (a)-[PDF], [MP3]-LIVE by Jan Grüter (Baroque Lute) Videos by Christopher Wilke and Sergio Pes

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100.***

BALLO RUTENO VARIATO "KATERYNA" (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

99.***

BALLO RUTENO VARIATO "GRECHANYKY" (c)-[PDF], [MP3] -LIVE by Magnus Andersson (Baroque Lute)

 

98.***

BALLO RUTENO VARIATO "GRECHANYKY" (C)-[PDF], [MP3]
, Sergio Pes (Guitar - Video)

 

97.***

ARIETTE AVEC SIX DOUBLES "OJ UCHORA " II (a)-[PDF], [MP3],

[MP3]-LIVE, by Trond Bengtson, [MP3] -LIVE, by Christopher Wilke (Baroque Lute)

 

96.***

ARIA "DOBROGHO VOJA" (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

95.***

ARIETTE AVEC SIX DOUBLES "OJ UCHORA " I (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

93-94.***

ARIETTE AVEC QUATRE DOUBLES "OJ TY PTASHKO " (d)-[PDF], [MP3]
*** [PDF], [MP3]

92.***

ARIETTE AVEC HUIT DOUBLES "OJ XODYV CHUMAK" (g)-[PDF], [MP3],

[MP3] -LIVE, by Christopher Wilke (Baroque Lute)

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91.***

ARIETTE AVEC DEUX DOUBLES "OJ CHORNA JA" (c)-[PDF], [MP3]

 

89-90.***

ARIETTE AVEC DEUX DOUBLES "OJ CHORNA JA" (d-long versio)-[PDF], [MP3]

[MP3]-LIVE, by Daniel Shoskes, Daniel Estrem - LIVE VIDEO:

 

ARIETTE AVEC DEUX DOUBLES "OJ CHORNA JA" (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

88.***

BURLAKY II (a)-[PDF], [MP3], [MP3] -LIVE, by Stuart Walsh (fragment, 7string guitar)

87.***

OJ NA GHORI (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

87.***

MARUSEN'KA PO SADU XODYLA (a)-[PDF], [MP3], [MP3] -LIVE, by Christopher Wilke (Baroque Lute)

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86.***

KRACHE, KRACHE (a)-[PDF], [MP3] -LIVE, by John Schneidermann (Baroque Lute),

Sergio Pes (Guitar - Video)

 

85.***

ARIETTE "ODNA GHORA VYSOKAJA - II" AVEC SIX DOUBLES (d)-[PDF], [MP3],

[MP3] -LIVE, by Stuart Walsh (fragment, 7string guitar)

84.***

ARIETTE "ODNA GHORA VYSOKAJA - I" AVEC DIX DOUBLES (d)-[PDF], [MP3], [MP3] -LIVE, by Stuart Walsh (fragment, 7string guitar)

 

83.***

ARIETTE "DO MAXNOVCIV VYRJADZHALA " AVEC QUARTE DOUBLES (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

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82.***

ARIETTE "DUMKA" AVEC CINQ DOUBLES (d)-[PDF], [MP3],

[MP3] -LIVE, by Bernhard Hoffstötter, [MP3] -LIVE, by Jan Grüter , [MP3] -LIVE, by Michele Carreca (Baroque Lute)

 

81.***

DUMKA II (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

80.***

RONDEAU "MISIAC' I ZIRON'KY" (C)-[PDF], [MP3]

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79.***

ARIETTE VARIEE "MISIAC' I ZIRON'KY" (C)-[PDF], [MP3]

 

78.***

NOEL VARIEE "NOVA RADIST' STALA" (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

77.***

METELYTSJA (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

76.***

ARIETTA VARIATA "OJ U GHAJU PRY DUNAJU" (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

75.***

MISJAC NA NEBI (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

74.***

ARIETTA VARIATA "OJ NE XODY GHRYTSJU - II " (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

 

73.***

ARIETTA VARIATA "OJ NE XODY GHRYTSJU" (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

72.***

ARIETTA VARIATA "OJ NE XODY GHRYTSJU" (d - guitar version)-[PDF], transcribed and premiered by Fernando Lewis de Mattos.

71.***

ARIETTA VARIATA "OJ NE XODY GHRYTSJU" (c - archlute version)-[PDF]

 

70.***

MAZURKA (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

69.***

MAZURKA (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

68.***

BALLO RUTENO (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

67.***

PLYVE KACHA (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

66.***

ARIETTA: U SUSIDA XATA BILA (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

65.***

ARIETTA: BULA SOBI MARUSJA (d- Edinburgh version)-[PDF], [MP3],

[MP3] -LIVE, by Bernhard Hoffstötter (Baroque Lute), Sergio Pes (Guitar - VIDEO)

 

64.***

ARIETTA: BULA SOBI MARUSJA (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

63.***

ARIETTA: XODYT' GHARBUZ PO GHORODU (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

 

60-62.***

KOZACHOK (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

KOZACHOK (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

KOZACHOK (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

59.***

LIED OHNE WORTE IV (solo, a)-[PDF], [MP3]

58.***

LIED OHNE WORTE IV (duo a)-[PDF], [MP3]

 

57.***

LIED OHNE WORTE III (g)-[PDF], [MP3] , [MP3-DUO]

 

56.***

LIED OHNE WORTE II (g)-[PDF], [MP3], [MP3-DUO]

55.***

DUMKA I (d)-[PDF], [MP3]

53-54.***

O VOZLJUBLENNYJ SYNE (a- ornamented version)-[PDF],

O VOZLJUBLENNYJ SYNE (a)-[PDF],

51-52.***

OJ U POLI (a)-[PDF], [MP3]
(Archlute version [PDF]), [MP3] -LIVE, by Julia Fedorova (Baroque Lute)

50.*** (Also see #37)

DUMA PRO SAVCHUKA II (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

49.***

A TOMBEAU on the death of Grygory Skovoroda: TOMBEAU-PDF TOMBEAU-MP3

48.***

PODOLJANOCHKA II (a)-[PDF], [OGG]

47.***

PODOLJANOCHKA I (a)-[PDF], [OGG]

46.***

STOIT' JAVIR NAD VODOJU (a)-[PDF], [MP3] (Air with two Doubles)

45.***

NALYVAJMO, BRATTJA, KRYSHTALEVI CHASHI (g)-[PDF],

44.***

PYTAET'SJA VITER V SMERTI (a)-[PDF],

 

43.***

HTO GHORJA NE ZNAE, HAJ MENE SPYTAE (a)-[PDF], [MP3] -LIVE, by Christopher Wilke (Baroque Lute)

42.***

CHORNII BROVY (a)-[PDF], [MP3]-LIVE, by Jason Yoshida (Baroque Lute)

41.***

VERSHE MIJ (d)-[PDF],

40.***

KLEINRUSSISCHE LIED OHNE WORTE (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

39.***

KRACHE, KRACHE (g)-[PDF], [MP3] -LIVE, by Christopher Wilke (Baroque Lute)

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38.***

JAROM, JAROM (g)-[PDF], [MP3]-LIVE, by Roman Turovsky
(Baroque Lute)

 

 

37.***

JAROM, JAROM (a)-[PDF], [MP3],
 [MP3]-LIVE, by Christopher Wilke (Baroque Lute)

36.***

PRALJA (g)-[PDF], [MP3]- LIVE, by Jason Yoshida (Baroque Lute)

35.***

STOIT' JAVIR I (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

34.***

STOIT' JAVIR II (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

33.***

IDE GHOMIN (d)-[PDF],

32.***

BULO V KYIVI (a)-[PDF], [MP3], [MP3]-LIVE, by Roman Turovsky
(Baroque Lute)

30-31.***

DIVCHYNIO-NEBOGHO II (a)-[PDF],

DIVCHYNO-NEBOGHO I (g)-[PDF],

29.***

VITRY-VIJUT' (d)-[PDF],

28.***

KOLYSKOVA (a)-[PDF],

27.***

PASLA HALJA PAWY (C)-[PDF],

 

26.***

BURLAKY (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

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25.***

PODOROZH (g)-[PDF], [MP3] -LIVE, by Stuart Walsh
(Baroque Lute)

24.***

NICH' TAKA JASNAJA - I [PDF], [MP3]

23.***

NICH' TAKA JASNAJA - II [PDF], [MP3]

22.***

ZAKUVALA TA SYVA ZOZULJA-[PDF]

21.***

OJ CHOGHOZH TY ZAZHURYVSJA-[PDF], [MP3]

20.***

KOLYSKOVA-I-[PDF],

19.***

KOZAKY-[PDF]
,

18.***

VZJYAV BY JA TORBANA-[PDF], [MP3]

16-17.***

POJU-KONJA (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

POJU-KONJA (a)-[PDF], [MP3]

14-15.***

BIDA (a) [PDF], [MP3]

BIDA (g) [PDF], [MP3]

9-12.***

DIVCHINO I (d), [PDF],

DIVCHYNO II (d) [PDF], [MP3]

DIVCHYNO III (g) [PDF],

DIVCHYNO IV (d) [PDF], [MP3], [MP3] -LIVE, by Stuart Walsh (7-string guitar)

8.***

CHOGHO ZH VODA KALAMUTNA (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

 

7.***

ROMANCE- (d) [PDF] (Video by Rob MacKillop),

 

6.***

DOLJA (d)-[PDF],

5.***

MISJAC NA NEBI (g)-[PDF], [VIDEO], by Stewart Walsh (Baroque Lute)

4.***

TRY KRYNYCHEN'KY (g)-[PDF], (a)-[PDF], [MP3] -LIVE, by Jason Yoshida (Baroque Lute)

3.***

ZHYDIVOCHKA NA SELI III (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

 

2.***

ZHYDIVOCHKA NA SELI II (g)-[PDF], [MP3]

1.***

ZHYDIVOCHKA NA SELI I (g)-[PDF] (Prysvjachuetsja druzhini...), [MP3]

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The torban has approximately 30 strings made of gut [6-8 of them stoppable on the fingerboard, and these often were double], although instruments having up to 60 strings are reported to have existed [the doubling of stoppable and bass strings makes this realistic].The Humenyuk book on the Ukrainian folk instruments (1930) reprint a rather peculiar tuning system first given by Lysenko in 1892:Trebles/Prystrunky: 12 or 13 single strings from f up to c/d in the f-major scale.Main strings/Vtory: 4 single fingerboard frettable strings, bottom to top: c, f, a, c.Basses on the fingerboard, octave strung, bottom to top: c, d, f, Bb,Basses off the fingerboard, octave strung, bottom to top: f, a, Bb, REPEATED TWICE, logic unclear, possibly an error and octave stinging was intended.

Low single basses/Bayorky, bottom to top, in THIS particular order: d, c, f, Eb.

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