Roman Simovych

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Apollonovych and the family name is Simovych.

Roman Apollonovych Simovych^[a] (28 February 1901 – 30 July 1984) was a Ukrainian composer, educator, and music theorist.

Roman Simovych
Роман Сімович
Born	(1901-02-28)28 February 1901 Sniatyn, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (present-day Ukraine)
Died	30 July 1984(1984-07-30) (aged 83) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupations	Composer Teacher Music theorist

Born in Sniatyn, now in Ukraine, Simovych graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1934 - on piano (Vilém Kurz), and again in 1936 undergoing post graduate studies in composition (Vítězslav Novák). From 1936 to 1939 he was a teacher of piano and theoretical subjects at the Lviv National Music Academy in Drohobych and from 1939 to 1942 at the music school in Stanislav (now Ivano-Frankivsk). From 1951, he was a lecturer and from 1963, a full professor at the Lviv Conservatory. He received the title Honoured Artist of the USSR (1954).

He died in 1984 and was buried in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.

Works

• Ballet "Sopilka Dovbush" (1948, libretto by A. Herynovycha)
• 7 symphonies:
  • "Hutsul" (1945),
  • "Lemko" (1947),
  • "Spring" (1951),
  • "Heroic" (1954),
  • "Mountain" (1955),
  • Sixth (1965),
  • Seventh (1972);
• Symphonic poems "Sergeant Maxim", "Dovbush", "In memory of Ivan Franko"
• Symphonic overtures, suites;
• Concerto for flute and symphony orchestra (1953);
• String quartet, two trios;
• Works for piano:
• 2 Sonatas, Sonatina In suite,
• Variation,
• Ronda,
• Fantasy;
• Works for violin and cello and piano, Variations for harp, works for mixed choir and orchestra and unaccompanied.
• Piano concerto (19??)

Notes

1. Ukrainian: Роман Аполлонович Сімович, romanized: Roman Apollonovych Simovych

References

• Encyclopedia of Ukraine
• Lupiy Gregory Lviv historical and cultural museum reserve "Cemeteries" / Guide / - Lions, "mason" - 1996, Art. 247