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Yevhen Adamtsevych

1903 – 1972

Ukrainian bandurist and kobzar

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Lived 1903 – 1972 (aged 68). Yevhen Adamtsevych was a Russian musician, composer, kobzar, bandurist and folk musician.

Yevhen Oleksandrovych Adamtsevych (; – 19 November 1972) was a Ukrainian blind bandurist.

Biography Yevhen Oleksandrovych Adamtsevych was born in the village of Solonytsia on 1 January 1904, not far from the town of Lubny, in what is now Ukraine's Poltava Oblast. His father, who came from Snovsk, worked at one time at the railway station at , possibly as the station master. His mother was Maria Mykhailivna (née Bilan), the middle class daughter of a tailor whose five children were all educated at home. In 1927 he married Lidia Dmytrivna Paradis; her relatives did not approve of this marriage and were only reconciled years later. Yevshan-Zillia, the single epic work in his repertoire, was structured like a duma .

Adamtsevych composed the "Zaporizhian March", which was orchestrated by . The march was played regularly by the Ukrainian State Orchestra of Ukrainian Folk Instruments in Kyiv. Other compositions include the songs "In Captivity" (1941), and "Thoughts about I.F. Fedka" (1966).

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Yevhen Oleksandrovych Adamtsevych, Ievhen Adamtsevych, Evgen Adamcevic, Ievhen Oleksandrovych Adamtsevych, Evgen Oleksandrovic Adamcevic

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Who was Yevhen Adamtsevych?

Ukrainian bandurist and kobzar (1904–1972)

When was Yevhen Adamtsevych born?

Yevhen Adamtsevych was born on 19 December 1903 in Solonytsia.

When did Yevhen Adamtsevych die?

Yevhen Adamtsevych died on 19 October 1972 in Bakhchysarai.

What was Yevhen Adamtsevych's occupation?

Yevhen Adamtsevych was a musician, composer, kobzar, bandurist and folk musician.

What nationality was Yevhen Adamtsevych?

Yevhen Adamtsevych was Russian.

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· Wikipedia: Yevhen Adamtsevych

· Wikidata: Q1445129

· DBpedia: Yevhen Adamtsevych

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