Harry Simeone Chorale
Also known as The Harry Simeone Chorale
Born1911-05-09
BirthplaceNewark
CountryUnited States
Gendermale
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Biography
Harry Moses Simeone (Newark, New Jersey, May 9, 1911 - February 22, 2005, New York City, United States) was a distinguished arranger, conductor and composer, best known for arranging the classic Christmas song The Little Drummer Boy, for which he received co-writing credit.
Sparked by his childhood passion for the Metropolitan Opera, Simeone sought a career as a concert pianist and eventually attended the Juilliard School of Music for three years before leaving to take work at CBS as an arranger for bandleader Fred Waring. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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