Background
BLOK, David was born on December 1, 1888.
BLOK, David was born on December 1, 1888.
1918 graduate Rostov Conservatory. Career. 1905 debut as a orchestra conductor. In silent-film days directed orchestras in large cinemas.
His accompaniment, based on the film's musical score, was in marked contrast to the usual amateurish improvisation. From 1930 composed and conducted for talking pictures. Wrote and arranged music for more than 200 films.
Organizer and manager, State Orchestra, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Ministry of Cinematography.