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Aleksey Zhilin

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Aleksey Dmitriyevich Zhilin (c1766, Kursk province - c1848, Moscow) was a Russian composer and multi instrumentalist. Blind from the age of 6 months old, he was the Kapellmeister and orchestra director at the Institute for Blind Workers in St Petersburg from 1808-1818. Thereafter he resided in Kursk and Moscow. His published compositions include six polonaises, six marches, and several quadrilles, waltzes, écossaises, songs, and works for piano.[1]

References

  1. ^ *Geoffrey Norris. "Zhilin, Aleksey Dmitriyevich", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed October 15, 2015), (subscription access)
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