Lubomyr Melnyk

Who is Lubomyr Melnyk?

Lubomyr Melnyk is a Ukrainian composer and pianist who pioneered "continuous music", which requires a new technique of piano playing, based on extremely rapid notes and note-series that create a "tapestry of sound" usually with the sustain pedal held down to generate overtones and sympathetic resonances. These overtones blend or clash according to the harmonic changes. The technique of mastering his complex note patterns and speeds makes his music difficult for the normal pianist. Most of his music is for the piano, but he has also composed chamber and orchestral works.