Valentine Yanovna Zhubinskaya facts for kids

Valentine Yanovna Zhubinskaya (born May 17, 1926 – died 2013) was a very talented musician from Kharkiv, Ukraine. She was a composer, meaning she wrote music. She was also a concertmistress, a lecturer (teacher), and a pianist, which means she played the piano very well.

A Life in Music

Valentine Zhubinskaya started her musical journey early. She was the concertmistress at the Kharkiv State Theatre until 1948. A concertmistress is a very important musician in an orchestra, often the lead violinist, who helps guide the other players. While working, she also studied piano with M. Pilstrom and learned how to compose music with V. Barabashov at the Kharkiv Conservatory.

She finished her studies with high honors in 1949. After that, she continued her advanced studies in Moscow. By 1961, she became a piano teacher (lecturer) at the famous Gnessin State Musical College.

Her Musical Creations

Valentine Zhubinskaya wrote many different kinds of music. Here are some of her compositions:

Music for Small Groups (Chamber Music)

Chamber music is written for a small group of instruments, often played in a smaller room or "chamber."

• Romance and Serenade (for violin and piano; 1946)

Music for Orchestras

Orchestra music is written for a large group of musicians playing many different instruments together.

• Piano Concerto (1950)

Piano Music

These are pieces written specifically for the piano.

• Children's Album (12 pieces; 1946)
• Collection of Children's Pieces (1960)
• Eight Pieces (1960)
• Fifteen Pieces (1969)
• Four Etudes (1946)
• Lullaby and Humoresque (1946)
• Romance
• Russian Variations (1963)
• Sonata (1948)
• Song and Waltz (1946)
• Three Improvisations (1963)
• Waltz (1948)

Vocal Music

Vocal music includes songs written for voices, sometimes with instruments like a piano, or for a choir.

• Children's Songs (1971)
• Cycle of Works by Bulgarian Poets (1962)
• Dobruy Khleb Cycle (for chorus; 1972)
• Molodezhnaya (lyrics by Malykhin; for voice and piano; 1968)
• Pesnya o Taimyre (lyrics by M. Arons; for voice and piano; 1947)
• Razvernis Garmonika (lyrics by A. Prokofiev; for voice and piano; 1947)
• Two Ukrainian Folk Songs (for a choir singing without instruments; 1948)
• Vremena Goda Cycle for Children (for voice and piano; 1959)