About Andrej Andreevich Rachinskij
Lived 1724 – 1794 (aged 69–70). Andrej Andreevich Rachinskij was a Russian composer.
Andriy Andriyovich Rachinsky (; 24 November 1724, Velyki Mosty1794, Novhorod-Siverskyi) was a Ukrainian statesman, composer and conductor of the Hetmanate era.
Biography Andriy Andriyovich Rachinsky came from the noble family of Raczynski of Ukrainian-Polish origin, which stemmed from Podlachia. He was born in Velyki Mosty near Sokal, Galicia. He was educated in Lviv, where he was the regent of episcopal chapel of St. George's Cathedral from 1750 until 1753. In 1753 Rachynskyi moved to Dnieper Ukraine, where he served as the court bandmaster of Hetman Kirill Razumovsky. Starting from 1760, Rachynskyi was commissioned with the recruitment of young singers for the Saint Petersburg Court Chapel in Hlukhiv, Starodub, Krolevets, Novhorod-Siverskyi and other cities in the region.
In 1763 he moved to Novhorod-Siverskyi, becoming the centurion in the of Starodub Regiment.
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Andrej Andreevich Rachinskij was born on 24 November 1724 in Velyki Mosty.
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Andrej Andreevich Rachinskij died in 1794 in Novhorod-Siverskyi.
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Andrej Andreevich Rachinskij was a composer.
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Andrej Andreevich Rachinskij was Russian.
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