Carpathian Rhapsody

• Originally for clarinet and piano, this piece was published in 1997.¹
  • The publisher has also released a version for violin and piano. 

“A boisterous, temperamental showpiece, imbued with the tempestous rhythms and melodic motifs of the Hutsuls, who live in the Ukrainian Carpathians”

Publisher’s program note 

• Skoryk’s music is heavily influenced by Carpatho-Ukrainian folk music. His Grove article, by Virko Baley, points out that this was unusual among Skoryk’s contemporaries in the Ukrainian musical world, most of whom maintained an avant-garde style.²

1. Myloslav Skoryk, Carpathian Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano (USA: Duma Music, 1997).
2. Virko Baley, “Skoryk [Skorik], Myroslav Mykhaylovych,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed April 29, 2022,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000044857.