Roman Simovych


Roman Apollonovych Simovych was a Ukrainian composer, educator, and music theorist.
Born in Sniatyn, now in Ukraine, Simovych graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1934 - on piano, and again in 1936 undergoing post graduate studies in composition. 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. 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.
He died in 1984 and was buried in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.

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