Guitar activity of Ukrainian physician Mykhailo Polupaienko

Abstract

Ukrainian guitarist Mykhailo Polupaienko's persona is investigated in order to make creative profile of this musician. To achieve the objective was collected biographical data, repertoire and composers portfolio, information about connections of the guitarist with other musicians. Contemporary guitar handbooks and photos of the musician and his colleagues were also subjects of investigation in order to figure out features of his guitar techniques. Hypothesis about dr. Polupaienko's fingering principles were proposed, along with definition of general stylistic direction of his repertoire. Lot of attention were put to design peculiarities of his guitar, analyzed hypothesis about origin of the instrument and luthier identity. It is proven based on collected data that dr. Polupaienko belongs to school of J. Decker-Schenk, Petersburg's guitarist of Austrian origin. Specific features of guitar technique of J. Decker-Schenk's school and it's representative dr. Polupaienko are discovered. It is perspective to further investigate pieces and arrangements by dr. Polupaienko as it will help to detect features and peculiarities of his composing approach.