Simeon Bellison
Illustration — Simeon Bellison Simeon Bellison (September 4, 1881 – May 4, 1953), born in Moscow, was a clarinetist and composer. He became a naturalised American after settling in the US in 1921. Bellison established an early clarinet choir (including women) in the United States; from an initial eight members, the group's size grew by 1948 to 75 members.
Simeon Bellison
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- Died
- 1953 · New York City.
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- United States
- Occupation
- composer · clarinetist · music arranger
- Education
- Moscow Conservatory
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Bellison was later the first clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic. The Philharmonic's online archive contains papers related to Bellison's leadership of his Philharmonic-sponsored clarinet ensemble, including various clarinets owned by the Philharmonic for the group's use, insurance policies, and sale of many of these in 1943. In addition to some hundred works for clarinet, Bellison wrote a novel, "Jivoglot," (Eat 'em Alive), based on the life of poor and obscure musicians in historic Russia.
Bellison died in New York City in 1953.
Group portrait of the Stringwood Ensemble, New York City art music sextet, from 1925.
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- 1.Biography of Simeon Bellison. woodwind.org.
- 2.archives du NY philarmonic. archives.nyphil.org.
- 3.S. С. Prokofiev. Journal 1919-1933 / Préface de Svyatoslav Prokofiev. sprkfv [DIAKOM]. 2. 2002. 2951813813.
- 4.Simeon Bellison, clarinet. tantararecords.weebly.com.
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- Pamela Weston, More Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past, , Fentone Music Limited, 1982, .
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