Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Volodymyr Kushpet (born 1948) is an influential Ukrainian baritone singer, and player on torban, kobza, bandura and lira, he is noted for reconstruction of traditional playing techniques on these instruments. He is the author of a primer for these instruments and an in-depth study of the institution of Kobzar Guilds, associations of itinerary blind singers in Ukraine.Volodymyr Kushpet studied bandura initially under Andriy Omelchenko and then later completed his studies at the Kiev Conservatory under Serhiy Bashtan. Along with Kost Novytsky he was one of the founding members of the KOBZA pop group and played an electrified bandura in the ensemble.Later Kushpet performed in a duo with Novytsky playing instrumental primarily classical transcriptions on the bandura. Kushpet became extremely interested in the authentic bandura and particularly the kobza as played by Ostap Veresai, after being introduced to Heorhy Tkachenko. From the transcriptions made by M. Lysenko in the 1870s Kushpet has managed to restore most of the repertoire performed by Veresai.Kushpet teaches as the kobzar school in Strytivka near Kiev and at one time at the Kharkiv Musical-Drama Institute. Recently he has also taught the torban for a short period of time at the Kiev Conservatory.. }
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- Volodymyr_Kushpet abstract "Volodymyr Kushpet (born 1948) is an influential Ukrainian baritone singer, and player on torban, kobza, bandura and lira, he is noted for reconstruction of traditional playing techniques on these instruments. He is the author of a primer for these instruments and an in-depth study of the institution of Kobzar Guilds, associations of itinerary blind singers in Ukraine.Volodymyr Kushpet studied bandura initially under Andriy Omelchenko and then later completed his studies at the Kiev Conservatory under Serhiy Bashtan. Along with Kost Novytsky he was one of the founding members of the KOBZA pop group and played an electrified bandura in the ensemble.Later Kushpet performed in a duo with Novytsky playing instrumental primarily classical transcriptions on the bandura. Kushpet became extremely interested in the authentic bandura and particularly the kobza as played by Ostap Veresai, after being introduced to Heorhy Tkachenko. From the transcriptions made by M. Lysenko in the 1870s Kushpet has managed to restore most of the repertoire performed by Veresai.Kushpet teaches as the kobzar school in Strytivka near Kiev and at one time at the Kharkiv Musical-Drama Institute. Recently he has also taught the torban for a short period of time at the Kiev Conservatory.".