Mykhailo Mykhailovych Verbytskyi,[a] also anglicized as Michael Werbitzky (March 4, 1815 – December 7, 1870), was a Ukrainian composer and a priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He is considered to be one of the first professional composers of Galicia.[1] He is best known for composing the melody to the national anthem of Ukraine.
Verbytskyi's national anthem became widely played by orchestras and musicians around the world in support of Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]
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