John J. Becker

John J. Becker (born 22 January 1886 in Henderson / Kentucky; † January 21, 1961 in Wilmette / Illinois) was an American composer.

Becker studied at the Conservatory of Cincinnati and at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Wilhelm and Alexander von Middelschulte Fielitz and worked as a teacher and choir director. He was one of the American Five, a group of avant-garde composer, who are attributed to him except Charles Ives, Charles Ruggles, Henry Cowell and Wallingford Riegger Dixon.

His works were often atonal or polytonally and marked by dissonance. He composed three operas, two choral fairs and a passion, symphonies, concertos and chamber works. Particularly well known were his Symphonia brevis 1929 and The Abongo - A Primitive Dance of 1933.

• Composer of classical music ( 20th century)
• American composer
• Composer ( opera )
• Born in 1886
• Died in 1961
• Man