Johann H. Beck

American composer and conductor

Johann H. Beck
Bust of Beck in the Cleveland Public Library
Born	Johann Heinrich Beck (1856-09-12)September 12, 1856 Cleveland, Ohio
Died	May 26, 1924(1924-05-26) (aged 67) Cleveland

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.

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

References

^ "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.

External links

Collection of Music Manuscripts of Johann H. Beck at Cleveland Public Library. According to the guide, the collection contains the "music manuscripts of Cleveland composer and conductor, Johann H. Beck, as well as letters, clippings, books, notes, and memorabilia."