Semyon Tchernetsky

Major General
Semyon Tchernetsky
A monument to Tchernetsky at Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.
Native name Семё́н Черне́цкий
Born (1881-10-24)October 24, 1881
Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire
Died April 13, 1950(1950-04-13) (aged 68)
Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Buried Novodevichy Cemetery
Allegiance  Russian Empire
 Soviet Union
Service/branch Red Army
Years of service 1924-1949
Rank Major General
Commands held Central Military Orchestra of the People's Commissariat of National Defense

Major General Semyon Alexanderovich Tchernetsky (Russian:Семё́н Алекса́ндрович Черне́цкий) was a Soviet military conductor and the founder of modern Russian military bands. He served as the Senior Director of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1950.

Early Life and Carrer

Tchernetsky was born on October 24, 1881 in Odessa to a musical family. From 1892-1893, Tchernetsky studied the trombone in the orchestra of the 24th Dragoon Lubny Regiment in Chisinau, where his uncle was the conductor. In 1911 he entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory, which he graduated in 1917. In 1918 Chernetsky joined the Red Army and was appointed as the head of the military bands of the Petrograd military district. He quickly rose through the ranks, eventually being appointed as the director of the Military Band of the Workers and Peasants Red Army in 1924. After more than 10 years in this position, he formed the Central Military Orchestra of the People's Commissariat of National Defense, which later became the first separate military orchestra of the Ministry of Defense, of which he directed until 1949. On June 24, 1945, Tchernetsky led the massed bands during the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 on Red Square.

In 1946, he suffered from a paralysis, which resulted in his retirement from active service after 25 years in the armed forces. Tchernetsky died on April 13, 1950 in Moscow. He is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.[1][2][3][4][5]

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