Mykola Dyletsky

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Mykola Dyletsky (Ukrainian: Микола Дилецкий, Russian: Николай Павлович Дилецкий, Polish: Mikołaj Dylecki) (born c.1630, Kiev – c.1690, Moscow), was a famous Ukrainian Baroque composer. He wrote an influential book entitled simply A Musical Grammar, first published in 1675, which expounded the basis of Western Music Theory. His name is also translated as Nikolai Diletsky.

<these are alternative dates of his life: 1650-1723 need to be checked by proper sources???>

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• [Mykola Diletsky] Микола Дилецкий. Граматика музикальна. Фотокопия рукопису 1723 року. Київ, 1970.

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