Iryna Kyrylina facts for kids
Iryna Yakovlevna Kyrylina (born March 25, 1953 – died September 4, 2017) was a very talented Ukrainian composer. She was born in Dresden, Germany. From a young age, she loved music.
Iryna studied music at the Kyiv Musical College. She then went to the Kyiv Conservatory, which is a famous music school. She finished her studies in 1977. After school, she taught music at a Kyiv Music School. She also led children's choirs, helping young singers learn. Since 1982, she worked full-time as a composer, creating her own music.
Her Amazing Awards
Iryna Kyrylina won many special awards for her music. These awards showed how much people appreciated her talent.
- She won the Ukrainian Republican Komsomol M.Ostrovsky Prize in 1988.
- She was honored in Arts of Ukraine in 1999. This is a big recognition for artists.
- She also won the Ukrainian President's Prize in 1999.
- In 1988, she won First Prize at an International Puppet-Show Competition.
- She received the International Children's Festival Prize several times, from 1993 to 1997.
- Her songs were recognized at the All-Ukrainian Radio Festival Song of the Year from 1998 to 2001.
What Kind of Music Did She Write?
Iryna Kyrylina was one of the first Ukrainian composers to write "song cycles" for voice and orchestra. A song cycle is a group of songs that tell a story or share a theme. She also wrote music for plays and shows. She often used traditional Ukrainian songs in her compositions.
Here are some of her important works:
- Chamber Cantata no.1 ‘Iz zvyozdnogo kovsha’ (From the Starry Ladle) (1977): This was for a soprano singer and a small group of musicians.
- Sonata (1980): This piece was written for a violin and a piano.
- Chamber Cantata no.3 ‘Znaki pamyati’ (Signs of Memory) (1986): Another cantata for a soprano and a small orchestra.
- Sinfonietta (1987): This was a short symphony for 13 string instruments.
- 3 portreta (3 Portraits) (1988): A short opera for a mezzo-soprano singer and a small orchestra.
- Chamber Cantata no.5 ‘Molitva’ (Prayer) (1989): This cantata was for a soprano, a choir, and an orchestra.
- Bagatelles (1990): These were short, light pieces for the piano.
- Sax Quartet (1990): Music written for four saxophone players.
- Raspad (Disintegration) (1991): A chamber symphony, which is a symphony for a smaller group of instruments.
- Chamber Cantata no.6 ‘Kuznechik’ (The Grasshopper) (1992): This cantata was for a soprano, clarinet, violin, and piano.
- Rozmyte bachene (What I have Seen has been Washed Away) (1993): A cantata for children's choir, male choir, and organ.
