Johann H. Beck

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
Johann H. Beck
Bust of Beck in the Cleveland Public Library
Born
Johann Heinrich Beck

(1856-09-12)September 12, 1856
DiedMay 26, 1924(1924-05-26) (aged 67)
Cleveland

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

References

  1. "Johann H. Beck". Lincoln Star. Cleveland. 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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