Adamovych-Hlibiv[a] (late 1870s  first half of the 20th century) was a Ukrainian kobzar-bandurist active in the Kuban region, known for his role in preserving and performing traditional epic songs and instrumental music on the bandura.[1]

Adamovych-Hlibiv
Адамович-Глібів
BornLate 1870s
Yekaterinodar, Russian Empire
DiedFirst half of the 20th century
Krasnodar, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
GenresFolk
Occupation
InstrumentBandura

Biography

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Adamovych-Hlibiv was born during the late 1870s in Yekaterinodar (present-day Krasnodar), where he joined the First Kuban Kobzar School [uk] of Mykola Bohuslavsky.[2] Adamovych enrolled as a student in the inaugural 1913 session of the First Kuban Kobzar School, where a surviving photograph places him among Bohuslavsky's pupils in the second row, first from the right.[1][3] Organized under the local Prosvita society, the school aimed to revive authentic kobzar traditions among the Ukrainian Cossack population in the Kuban region, which had been diminished by Russification policies in the Russian Empire.[4] The curriculum emphasized practical instruction in bandura techniques and the performance of dumy (epic ballads), historical songs, and Cossack motifs, integrating vocal accompaniment with instrumental play to preserve oral traditions.[4] Diatonic instruments were sourced from Kyiv master Antonii Paplynskyi. The school trained about 40 participants in its inaugural session, preparing them for cultural propagation.[4]

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  1. Ukrainian: Адамович-Глібів, romanized: Adamovych-Hlibiv

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Sources

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  • Nyrko, O. (2006). Кобзарство Криму і Кубані [Kobzarism of Crimea and Kuban] (in Ukrainian). Lviv, Ukraine: Spolom. p. 270. OCLC 77546314.
  • В. Ємець: У золоте 50-річчя на службі Україні [V. Yemetz: In his Golden 50th Anniversary of Musical Work in the Service of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). Hollywood, California. 1961. p. 354. OCLC 317398858.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)