Major General Semyon Chernetsky | |
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| Birth name | Solomon Isayevich Chernetsky |
| Born | 24 October 1881 Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 13 April 1950 (aged 68) Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Service | Red Army |
| Years of service | 1924–1949 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | Central Military Orchestra of the People's Commissariat of National Defense |
Major General Semyon Aleksandrovich Chernetsky (Russian: Семен Александрович Чернецкий) was a Ukrainian-born Russian and Soviet military conductor. He is credited as the founder of modern Russian military bands. He served as the Senior Director of the Central Military Band of the People's Commissariat of National Defense of the USSR from 1924 to 1950.