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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 anAmerican composer and conductor. Born inCleveland, Ohio, he wrote a number of pieces fororchestra, as well as a stringsextet and astring quartet. He also gave music composition instruction to African-American opera composerHarry Lawrence Freeman.

He died in Cleveland on May 26, 1924, aged 67.^[1] He was buried in Woodland Cemetery.^[2]

In 1890 Beck married Mary Blanding Fellar of Tiffin, Ohio. They had son Henry J. and daughter Hildegarde.^[2]

• 1887 - unfinished opera "Salammbo"^[2]
• "Lara" overture^[2]
• String Quartet in C Minor^[2]

• Howard, John Tasker (1939).Our American Music: Three Hundred Years of It. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.

• Collection of Music Manuscripts of Johann H. Beck atCleveland 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."

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