Halina Harelava facts for kids

Halina Harełava

Halina Kanstancinaŭna Harełava, also known as Galina Gorelova, was born on March 5, 1951. She is a talented composer from Belarus. A composer is someone who writes music.

About Halina Harełava

Halina Harełava was born in Minsk, which is the capital city of Belarus. She loved music and studied it at the National Conservatory in Minsk. Her teacher was a famous composer named Dźmitry Smolski. She finished her studies in 1977.

After she graduated, Halina Harełava started teaching at the same Conservatory. She taught students about music theory and how to compose their own music. In 1992, she won a special award called the State Prize of Belarus. She received this award for her amazing musical work called Anno mundis ardentis.

Her Music

Halina Harełava's music often uses ideas and sounds from traditional Belarusian folk songs. She is also well-known for writing music especially for children. Her works include many different types of music.

Music for Voices and Orchestra

She has written pieces for singers and a full orchestra.

• Liryčnaja kantata (Lyrical Cantata): This piece uses traditional Belarusian texts. It is for a female chorus and orchestra, written in 1979.
• Anno mundis ardentis: This large work is for two solo singers (a mezzo-soprano and a baritone) and an orchestra. It was composed in 1989.
• Tysiača hadoŭ nadzieji (A Thousand Years of Hope): This piece is for a female voice and orchestra, using poems from different centuries. It was written in 1990.

Concertos for Solo Instruments

Halina Harełava has written many concertos. A concerto is a piece of music for a solo instrument and an orchestra.

• Violin Concerto (1979)
• Oboe Concerto (1984)
• Balalaika Concerto (1991)
• Trumpet Concerto (1992)
• Guitar Concerto (1994)
• Concerto for viola, string orchestra, and bells (2000)

Symphonic Poems

She has also composed symphonic poems. These are orchestral pieces that tell a story or describe something.

• Bandaroŭna (1986)
• Piejzažy (Landscapes)
• Alošyn kutok (Alyosha’s Corner)

Chamber Music and Sonatas

Halina Harełava has written many pieces for smaller groups of instruments or for a single instrument. A sonata is a piece for one or two instruments.

• Ballade for cello and piano (1987)
• Sonata for violin and piano (1987)
• Lehienda for trombone and piano (1990)
• Sonata Al fresco for double bass and piano (1995)
• Sonata for piano (1996)
• Sonata for clarinet (1996)
• Al Sereno, Concert Fantasy for viola and piano (1998)
• Eine kleine Nachtmusik for viola and piano (2001)
• Lucia perpetuo moto for viola and piano (2001)
• Introduction and Fantasy on a Ragtime Theme for viola and piano (2003)

Song Cycles

She has created song cycles, which are groups of songs meant to be performed together.

• Dziavočyja pieśni (Girls’ Songs) (1979)
• Sumnyja pieśni (Sad Songs) (1980)
• Chvała biadniakam (In Praise of the Poor) (1991)