Johann Heinrich Beck
Johann Heinrich Beck was born on September 12, 1856. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Johann Heinrich 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. 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.