The role of Vladyslav Zaremba’s composer heritage in the formation of a professional musician
Authors: Havrylenko Larysa , Portnyi Yuriy 
Published: February 2025

Statement of the problem. The article highlights the little-known legacy of the Podillya composer, pianist, cultural figure and teacher of the 19th and early 20th centuries, Vladyslav Zaremba (1833–1902), a bright representative of the so-called “Ukrainian school”, the founder of the piano fantasy genre based on the Ukrainian songs. Highlighting the role and musical achievements of this famous musician who worked in his native region, studying little-known sheet music archives, and discovering undeservedly forgotten works based on Ukrainian national intonations will reveal the significance of his creativity in the formation of the national musical repertoire. Objectives, methods, and novelty of the research. The purpose of the article is to assess the creative legacy of composer V. Zaremba and establish the significance of his piano and vocal works in the education of a modern professional musician. The combination of historical, source-based, literary- and art-critical approaches to the study of V. Zaremba’s creative heritage allows us to realize its value as something that deserves preservation and popularization in Ukraine. Despite the fact that the musical life of Podillia has repeatedly become the topic of scientific works by a sufficient number of authors, researchers have hardly highlighted the significance of the creative figure of V. Zaremba, whose name has been borne by the Khmelnytskyi Professional Music College since 2000. Research results. Some of the composer’s piano and vocal works are analyzed, in terms of their importance in the process of educating young performers on the basis of national musical culture and acquiring the necessary professional performing skills. Piano works by V. Zaremba are written at a high professional level and are artistically meaningful. Most of them are written on the themes of the Ukrainian folk songs (piano fantasias in the “dumka” and “dumka-shumka” genres), the other part is based on the intonation of Ukrainian folk music. Such a repertoire is absolutely necessary in the process of professional development of a young performers, as the content of these works is the most understandable for both, the performer and the listener. After all, upbringing on national music is the most comfortable way in this process. It is emphasized that the repertoire is useful for mastering the skill of “singing” on the piano, which is a feature of the Ukrainian piano school. Conclusion. The study of Ukrainian cultural heritage, in particular of the Podillia region, its bright representatives, is a necessary type of activity in professional music education. V. Zaremba is one of the bright representatives of Ukrainian musical culture of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Therefore, studying and performing piano works and romances from the creative heritage of the Podillia composer will not only positively affect the development of piano and vocal technique, allowing you to form a whole range of skills – primarily cantilena playing, phrasing, the articulation and timbre changes in accordance with the content of the work – but will also contribute to instilling love for Ukrainian music and the culture of our people. The teacher’s professionalism should be aimed at the natural awakening of the student’s national self-consciousness through work on mastering certain piano and vocal techniques, a diverse palette of which is offered by the works by V. Zaremba.