Lubomyr Melnyk (born December 22, 1948 in Munich) is a Ukrainian composer a… Read Full Bio ↴Lubomyr Melnyk (born December 22, 1948 in Munich) is a Ukrainian composer and pianist who has pioneered ‘Continuous Piano Music’. Affected by the minimalist movement in the early 1970s, he has developed his own unique language for the piano, named after the principle of maintaining a continuous, unbroken stream of sound.
Melnyk has shown a remarkable devotion to the instrument, always striving to discover new ways of composing music in the continuous mode. His focus is on the actual sound of the piano as much as the harmonies and melodies of the music.
Using rapid and complex note patterns, Lubomyr's virtuoso piano technique forms overtones that blend, collide or even create new melodies in rare moments, and thereby shape the composition beyond its original form. Accomplishing this requires a special technique, one that has taken him many years to master.
Melnyk lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1950 to 1969. He earned a degree in Latin and Philosophy from St. Paul's College in Winnipeg, and did postgraduate work in Philosophy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, from 1969 to 1970. Melnyk lived in Paris from 1973 to 1975, supporting himself by playing for modern dance classes. Many of the works of his Paris years were presented in conjunction with modern dance. It was there that he began to create 'continuous music' for piano. On his return to Canada, Melnyk performed and presented his new 'language' for the piano in lecture-recitals throughout Canada and Europe.
Since the early 1970s, Melnyk has composed over 90 works, mostly for piano solo or ensemble. In order to explain the mechanism of reading the score and performing it with the proper hand motions, Melnyk wrote the treatise OPEN TIME: The Art of Continuous Music (1981) and 22 Etudes, to teach the fundamental levels of the continuous technique
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Melnyk has shown a remarkable devotion to the instrument, always striving to discover new ways of composing music in the continuous mode. His focus is on the actual sound of the piano as much as the harmonies and melodies of the music.
Using rapid and complex note patterns, Lubomyr's virtuoso piano technique forms overtones that blend, collide or even create new melodies in rare moments, and thereby shape the composition beyond its original form. Accomplishing this requires a special technique, one that has taken him many years to master.
Melnyk lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1950 to 1969. He earned a degree in Latin and Philosophy from St. Paul's College in Winnipeg, and did postgraduate work in Philosophy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, from 1969 to 1970. Melnyk lived in Paris from 1973 to 1975, supporting himself by playing for modern dance classes. Many of the works of his Paris years were presented in conjunction with modern dance. It was there that he began to create 'continuous music' for piano. On his return to Canada, Melnyk performed and presented his new 'language' for the piano in lecture-recitals throughout Canada and Europe.
Since the early 1970s, Melnyk has composed over 90 works, mostly for piano solo or ensemble. In order to explain the mechanism of reading the score and performing it with the proper hand motions, Melnyk wrote the treatise OPEN TIME: The Art of Continuous Music (1981) and 22 Etudes, to teach the fundamental levels of the continuous technique
http://www.lubomyr.com
http://www.erasedtapes.com
Beyond Romance
Lubomyr Melnyk Lyrics
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Fallen Trees We We fall We We shall We shall not We We must We must not W…
Pockets Of Light Between two floors my dreams and yours Following a friend f…
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@natashaletchenya7350
Дякую Любомир ,ви граєте так що ,музика льється сама по собі ,начебто із космосу . Я в цому році відкрила для себе вас і вашу музику .Дякую .
@olgaskorokhod2281
Чудово! Неймовірний твір і виконання! З нетерпінням чекаю пана Любомира з концертом у Києві.
@TheSquidSquadYT
beautiful, I don't have words...
@pastinsidepresent1934
One of the best music ever
@qwertyforever2036
made me smile in amazement during the entire play, it's like a prayer of gratitude in music
@kingELFini0
This is what he called continuous music the faster piano player in the world..just magical peaceful non stop dreaming notes..i had the luck hearing him live and was even better travelling in your head..
@user-su8dc5tw8t
Ну дуууже "мурашковий" романс, а ще просто напишу декілька слів, бо за душу шкребе, що 20 коментарів ЛИШ, але менш з тим, - З Іскрою Любомир у цьому світі 🌌
@mariaadelaalasino631
Mágico, revelador, son como ondas en búsqueda constante ,viaje hacia dentro de nosotros mismos, constante y dinámico como la indagación de la vida en el caos del universo....MAGISTRAL!!
@ranjan.zahreela
I guess this is the song played in his documentary.
Respect !
@MarkThomas181
Any reason for the 3:40 of silence at the end?
I was waiting for an encore ;)
Enjoyed very much. I had the privilege of seeing Melnyk in concert earlier this year. Amazing, almost unbelievable talent, and a really nice guy.