Johann_Heinrich_Beck

Johann H. Beck

Johann H. Beck

American composer and conductor

Johann Heinrich Beck (September 12, 1856 – May 26, 1924) was an American composer and conductor. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he wrote a number of pieces for orchestra, as well as a string sextet and a string quartet. He also gave music composition instruction to African-American opera composer Harry Lawrence Freeman.

Bust of Beck in the Cleveland Public Library
Quick Facts Born, Died ...

He died in Cleveland on May 26, 1924, aged 67.[1]

References

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    "Johann H. Beck". Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. May 28, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved March 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Howard, John Tasker (1939). Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.


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