John J. Becker
Encyclopedia
John Joseph Becker was an American
composer of contemporary classical music
. He is grouped together with Charles Ives
, Carl Ruggles
, Henry Cowell
, and Wallingford Riegger
as a member of the "American Five
" composers of "ultra-modern" music.
The John J. Becker Papers are held by the Music Division of the New York Public Library
.http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/music/musbecke.xml Another collection, the Dr. John J. Becker (1886-1961) Papers, is held at the University of St. Thomas
Libraries in Minnesota
.http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/archives/rs_div/inventories/becker_john.htm
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
composer of contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
. He is grouped together with Charles Ives
Charles Ives
Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer. He is one of the first American composers of international renown, though Ives' music was largely ignored during his life, and many of his works went unperformed for many years. Over time, Ives came to be regarded as an "American Original"...
, Carl Ruggles
Carl Ruggles
Charles "Carl" Sprague Ruggles was an American composer of the American Five group. He wrote finely crafted pieces using "dissonant counterpoint", a term coined by Charles Seeger to describe Ruggles' music...
, Henry Cowell
Henry Cowell
Henry Cowell was an American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario. His contribution to the world of music was summed up by Virgil Thomson, writing in the early 1950s:...
, and Wallingford Riegger
Wallingford Riegger
Wallingford Constantine Riegger was a prolific American music composer, well known for orchestral and modern dance music, and film scores...
as a member of the "American Five
American Five
The American Five was a group of modernist American composers consisting of Charles Ives, John J. Becker, Wallingford Riegger, Henry Cowell, and Carl Ruggles. It was known for its modernist and often dissonant compositions which broke away from European compositional styles to create a distinctly...
" composers of "ultra-modern" music.
The John J. Becker Papers are held by the Music Division of the New York Public Library
New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
.http://www.nypl.org/research/manuscripts/music/musbecke.xml Another collection, the Dr. John J. Becker (1886-1961) Papers, is held at the University of St. Thomas
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)
The University of St. Thomas is a private, Catholic, liberal arts, and archdiocesan university located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States...
Libraries in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
.http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/special/archives/rs_div/inventories/becker_john.htm
Works
- The Abongo, for percussion ensemble (1933)
- Antigone
- At Dieppe
- Chinese Miniatures
- Choral Mass in C Minor
- City of Shagpat
- Concerto Arabesque
- Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
- Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (1937)
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
- Concerto Pastoral: A Forest Rhapsodie
- Etude Primitive
- Fantasia Tragica
- Faust
- Favours of the Moon
- Four Poems from the Japanese
- Four Songs
- Heine Song Cycle
- I Fear Thy Kisses
- Improvisation for Organ
- Jesu Dulcis Memoria
- Julius Caesar
- The Lark
- Life of Man
- Little Sleeper, voice and string quartet
- Little Songs
- Magdalen and Judas
- A Marriage with Space
- Martin of Tours
- Mass in Honor of the Sacred Heart
- Mass in Unison or Two Parts
- Mater Admirabilis
- Memory
- Missa Symphonica
- Moments from the Liturgical Year
- Moments from the Passion
- Morning Song
- The Mountains
- My Little Son, Eighteen Months Old
- Naomi the Beautiful
- Nostalgic Songs of the Earth
- O Domino Mea!
- Orchestral Sketches
- Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking
- Pater Noster
- Piano Quintette, piano and strings
- The Pool
- Privilege and Privation
- Play by Alfred Kreymborg
- Psalms of Love
- Queen of Cornwall
- Satirico
- Season of Pan
- Separation on the River Kiang
- Seven Last Words
- Sonata in One Movement for Piano
- Sonate American for Violin and Piano
- Soundpiece #1 for Piano and Strings
- Soundpiece #2 "Homage to Haydn" for String Orchestra
- Soundpiece #3
- Soundpiece #4
- Soundpiece #5, A Short Sonata for Piano
- Soundpiece #6, A Short Sonata in One Movement for Flute and Clarinet
- Soundpiece #8
- Stars About the Lovely Moon
- The Snow Goose, Legend of the Second World War, A Passacaglia - Tone *Poem for Large Orchestra
- Symphonia Brevis
- Symphony #1
- Symphony #2, Fantasia Tragica, A Short Symphony in One Movement
- Symphony #5, Homage to Mozart in Two Movements
- Symphony #6
- Symphony #6
- Symphony #7
- Taking Leave of a Friend
- Tantum Ergo
- The Tempest
- Two Architectural Impressions
- Two Simple Songs
- Two Songs for Voice and Piano
- Unison Mass in Honor of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat
- Vigilanti
- When the Willow Nods
- You and I
- You Are Not Here This April
External links
- John J. Becker papers at New York Public Library
- Dr. John J. Becker (1886-1961) Papers at University of St. Thomas Libraries