Bibik, Valentin Savvich

Bibik [Béebeek], Valentin Savvich (7–19–1940, Kharkov). Of all of the Ukrainian composers who came into prominence in the 1970s, Bibik is one of the more interesting and original. He grad. in 1966 from the Kharkov Cons., studying comp. under Klebanov, then joined the faculty of the Kharkov Institute of Art History. The first decade of his independent work already revealed a musician of vivid and mature talent. His musical language is linked with folklore,...