Mykola Leontovych
Mykola Leontovych specialised in a cappella choral music. He is remembered today mostly through the musical works he left behind, which include over 150 choral compositions. These range from artistic arrangements of folk songs, religious works (including his liturgy), cantatas, and choral compositions set to the words of various Ukrainian poets. His two most famous works are the choral miniatures "Schedryk" and "Dudaryk".
Mykola Leontovych
This period in his career was among the most productive, as he created numerous choral arrangements. These included his famous "Shchedryk", as well as "Піють півні" ("The Roosters are Singing"), ' ("A Mother had One Daughter"), ' ("Little Dudka Player"), "" ("Oh, the Star has Risen"), amongst others. In 1914, Stetsenko convinced Leontovych to have his music performed by the student choir of the Kyiv University under the leadership of Alexander Koshetz. On 26 December 1916, the performance of his arrangement of "Shchedryk" brought Leontovych great success from the public in Kyiv and raised the interest of intellectuals.