About Johann Heinrich Beck
Lived 1856 – 1924 (aged 67). Johann Heinrich Beck was an 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.
He died in Cleveland on May 26, 1924, aged 67. He was buried in Woodland Cemetery.
In 1890 Beck married Mary Blanding Fellar of Tiffin, Ohio. They had son Henry J. and daughter Hildegarde.
Works
1887 - unfinished opera "Salammbo" "Lara" overture String Quartet in C Minor
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American composer and conductor (1856–1924)
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Johann Heinrich Beck was born on 12 September 1856 in Cleveland.
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Johann Heinrich Beck died on 26 May 1924 in Cleveland.
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