Shchedryk

He studied art and music early on, and for some time sang in the Shchedryk children's choir.

The song is based on a folk chant known in Ukrainian as "Shchedryk".

This style is evident in the Kolyadka and Shchedryk.

Mykola Leontovych's "Shchedryk" is the composer's most well-known piece.

Although Carol of the Bells and Shchedryk share the same melody, the lyrics of these two songs have nothing in common.

Apart from his very popular Shchedryk, Leontovych's music is performed primarily in Ukraine and the Ukrainian diaspora.

An example of this style is the theme for the Shchedrivka "Shchedryk" known in the West as "Carol of the Bells".

Best known worldwide for his arrangement of Shchedryk, which became known in North America as "Carol of the Bells."

Children disguise themselves on evenings and nights and as Koledari, visited houses and sang wishes of good luck, like Shchedryk, to hosts.

The successful debut of "Shchedryk" earned Leontovych popularity among specialists and fans of choral music in Kiev.

The Ukrainian song "Shchedryk" became the basis for the world famous Christmas carol, "Carol of the Bells".

It was Koshetz who introduced the song Shchedryk by Mykola Leontovych, at a concert in Kiev in 1919.

On December 26, 1916, the performance of his arrangement of "Shchedryk" brought Leontovych great success from the public in Kiev and raised the interest of intellectuals.

The original Ukrainian text of "Shchedryk" used hemiola, a shifting of accents within each measure between 6/8 and 3/4, which is lost in the English translations.

Apart from Shchedryk, or the Carol of the Bells, Leontovych's music is currently performed mostly in Ukraine and few recordings are dedicated to him exclusively.

His performance also popularized Mykola Leontovych's Shchedryk in his concert, which Peter Wilhousky later translated into the immensely popular Carol of the Bells.

In 1936, he wrote a set of English lyrics to the popular "Carol of the Bells" a composition by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych originally known as Shchedryk.

Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych's Shchedryk was premiered at the Kiev University on December 26, 1916 by the university's choir directed by Oleksandr Koshyts.

(One of four Founding Choirs with Tapiola Choir of Finland, Shchedryk Choir of Ukraine and Efroni Choir of Israel.)

The Ukrainian National Chorus, which toured the United States and Canada between 1922 and 1926 is credited with introducing the Ukrainian Christmas Carol "Shchedryk" - known as the "Carol of the Bells" in English.

With lyrics written by Andrew Leman, it is sung and performed to the tune of "Carol of the Bells" by Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych[1] (itself sung to the tune of Shchedryk), with soprano lead vocals and four-part harmony at various points in the song.