Polomarenko, Ivan Aleksandrovich
(1876–1919)
Polomarenko [Puhluhmaryénkuh], Ivan Aleksandrovich (10–18–1876, Kiev; after 1919 [1939]). Harpist and comp. Studied with Zabel at the Court Chapel. Was harpist in Count Sheremetev's orch. (1897–1917) and later at the L. Maly Opera Theater (from 1919). Wrote the first Russian-language book on the history and construction of the harp. Probably was a victim of the purges. Works: harp pieces, transcr. and fantasies. Bibliography: Yu. Keldysh, ed.: Muzykal'naya entsiklopediya [Soviet Encyclopedia of…