Slava Ukraini! (song)

"Slava Ukraini!"
by Marcus Paus
Native name	«Слава Україні!»
Composed	February 2022

"Slava Ukraini!" (Ukrainian: Слава Україні!, "Glory to Ukraine") is a 2022 song composed by the Norwegian composer Marcus Paus.^[1][2] It is based on the worldwide use of the expression "Glory to Ukraine" (Ukrainian: Слава Україні, romanized: Slava Ukraini) as a symbol of resistance and solidarity during the 2022 Russian invasion,^[1][2][3] and is loosely inspired by a motif from the opening of Ukraine's national anthem.^[1][2]

History

It was released on 27 February 2022, was recorded two days later by Lithuanian-Norwegian viola player Povilas Syrrist-Gelgota of the Oslo Philharmonic, and was broadcast shortly afterwards by the Norwegian government broadcaster, NRK, and performed at a peace concert in support of Ukraine at the Norwegian Academy of Music.^{[1][2][4][5][6][7][8][9]} The work was also featured in a program on LRT on 8 March 2022.^[10] Furthermore, the work is featured at SOS Children's Villages' and UNICEF Norway's solidarity concert "Together for the Children of Ukraine" in the Atrium of the University of Oslo, a traditional venue of Nobel Peace Prize ceremonies.^[11]

Paus has described the work as a song of resistance and said that "the work seems to strike a chord with many people, including those who are in the middle of the battle zone. There is no nobler task for music than to unite and comfort people."^[1] Shortly before writing the work, Paus was commissioned by the Norwegian Armed Forces to write a major "identity-building and unifying" work for the armed forces, the largest commission in the history of Norwegian military music.^[12][13] Paus, who is partly of Jewish descent, was also commissioned by the Government of Norway to write the choral work The Beauty That Still Remains, based on Anne Frank's diary, for the official Norwegian 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.^[14]

Discography

• Povilas Syrrist-Gelgota (Oslo Philharmonic), Slava Ukraini!, NRK, 2022^[2]

References

1. "Marcus Paus om sitt nye verk: – Jeg skrev 'Slava Ukraini!' fordi jeg ikke kunne la være" [Marcus Paus on his new work: I wrote 'Slava Ukraini!' because I had to]. Kulturplot. Norwegian News Agency. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
2. "Klassisk vorspiel: Marcus Paus – Slava Ukraini". NRK. 4 March 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
3. "'Glory to Ukraine': hundreds of thousands march against Russian invasion". France 24. 27 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
4. "Marcus Paus: Slava Ukraini!". Norsk Musikforlag. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
5. Syrrist-Gelgota, Povilas. "Marcus Paus "Slava Ukraini" for viola solo". YouTube. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
6. Paus, Marcus. "Slava Ukraini!". Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
7. "Fredskonsert". Norwegian Academy of Music. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
8. "Fredskonsert for Ukraina". Ballade. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
9. "Arrangerer klassisk konsert for fred: – Musikkstykkene uttrykker håp, menneskelighet, tap, sorg, kjærlighet og tilgivelse". Sivilisasjonen. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
10. "Mūza ant peties: Norvegų kompozitoriaus Marcus Paus kūrinys "Slava Ukraini!"". Lithuanian National Radio and Television. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
11. "Velkommen til Støttekonserten: 'Sammen for barna i Ukraina'". SOS Children's Villages. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
12. "Forsvaret vil ha musikalsk storverk som beskriver Krigskorset – og historiene bak" [The Armed Forces wants musical masterpiece that describes the War Cross – and the stories behind it]. Dagsavisen. 2 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
13. "Musikkstykke skal fortelle historiene bak Krigskorset" [Musical work shall tell the stories behind the War Cross]. Forsvarets forum. 2022-02-03. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
14. "– Musikk uten melodikk er som et språk uten adjektiver". Aftenposten. 2015-05-07. Archived from the original on 2020-07-26.

External links

• Video on YouTube