A collection of kolomeiky, lyrical songs collected from three women who came from western Ukraine. The essay also analyzes the construction of the kolomeika and compares these collections to some found in traditional literary collections.
The collection includes Yarema Kowalchuk's final essay for the course UKR-699.
Kowalchuk, YaremaThis project contains an analysis of comic elements of Walter Rutka's album "The Ukrainian Cowboy" including Clyde's style and method of presentation.
Korban, JoanneAnna-Marie discusses Vinkopletennia (wreath weaving ritual) songs collected around Saskatoon in this project.
"Ukrainian Canadians' folk songs of family life" describes changing Ukrainian family life as Ukrainian folk songs change accordingly. Includes a project proposal.
A comparison of traditional Ukrainian folksongs from contemporary Poland with those in North America. An analysis of Lemko features in music and a general discussion of song types, texts and translations.
Bandera, Mark JaroslavThe essay is a study of the folksong repertoire of one woman, which is classified into different genres by their content. Interview index available.
This project analyzes the theme, folkloric and symbolic elements, and song and dance influences in seven ballads by Taras Shevchenko.
Jurkiw, OlhaA description of the midsummer customs of the holiday Kupalo with transcription of songs collected from various informants with musical scales for the course Ukrainian 499.
The collection consists of liturgical music, including Entrance and Recessional, Hymns in Honour of the Mother of God, Holy Spirit, Holy Eucharist, Various Saints, Tropars, Easter; and music scores and lyrics of Ukrainian folk songs (calendar cycle). It has been organized in three series: Folk music, Religious music, and Plast Song Books (self-published).
Collection of songs and proverbs collected by Ihor Kruk in 1973 in Kuban' from the woman who was born in 1894 and moved to Kuban' in 1905, and proverbs collected in 1977 in Canada.
The collection consists of field materials collected by Sogu Hong during his courses at the Ukrainian Folklore program, University of Alberta, as well as essays on a wide range of Ukrainian folklore topics: Ukrainian folk songs, ethnic jokes; immigrant tombstones; calendar customs and family rites, such as Christmas, childbirth, weddings; folk arts and crafts; foodways, and others.
Hong, SoguThe Sluzar Music Score is a collection of over 1,600 handwritten, copied and printed sheet music items and musical scores, and it contains more than 2,500 individual songs. It contains a unique variety of musical genres – from folk songs to opera and operetta scores, and from classical to liturgical and spiritual songs. Most of the pieces are arranged for choral performance; however, many solos, duets, quartets, and even instrumental arrangements are included as well.
The collection spans nearly a century in its compositions and publications, from the late 1800s to the end of the 20th century. Its songs reflect the incredibly rich historical legacy of the Ukrainian people and chronicle events from Cossack and chumak times all the way to the World Wars of the 1900s. The collection also strongly reflects the customs and traditions of the Ukrainian people through its assortment of folk songs – from hahilky and Kupalo songs to koliadky and shchedrivky.
Sluzar, Wolodymyr"Sing until you drop: The Ukrainian folk song tradition in western Canada" analyzes 19 lyrical-lifestyle folk songs and one kolomeika (dance song) sung at two informal singing sessions by two Canadian choir groups. Includes: essay and interview index
The collection consists of field materials collected by Roman Brytan while taking Ukrainian Folklore courses at the University of Alberta. It covers the following topics: Ukrainian folk songs both from Ukraine and Canada, ritual songs, and superstitious recollections.
Brytan, RomanCollection consists of Ukrainian folk songs and stories recorded by R. Klymasz during 1964-1965 at various locations in the Prairie Provinces and Ontario.
Klymasz, Robert BohdanThe material was collected by Roman Brytan for his UKR-421 course at the University of Alberta. The collection consists of texts and some musical scores for songs sung in Alberta communities. Contains musical scores for some songs and choreography for dance songs.
The audio recording contains songs recorded in Edmonton from Sophia Klymkovych, Mykhailo Shmihel's'kyi and Maria Bukyda in December 1978.
The collection consists of songs and verses collected in Edmonton from the informants Joe Olinyk, Anna Olinyk, Mrs. Helena Pinkyj, Mrs. Eva Kurylo, Mrs. Maria Stratychuk, Mrs. Annie Kapach, and Mrs. Mary Lagoski, some of whom grew up in Galicia or Bukovina and immigrated to Canada.
Kalmantovich, PhyllisThe collection consists of an essay which analyzes folkloric and symbolic elements in seven ballads by Taras Shevchenko.
Jurkiw, OlhaThe collection consists of fieldwork materials collected by Natalie Kononeko during her trips to numerous villages in Central Ukraine in 2001-2005. Interviews cover a wide range of folklore topics including ritual and belief, births, weddings, funerals, songs and stories, and more.
Kononenko, Natalie