John J. Becker

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John J. Becker
Becker studied at the Cincinnati Conservatory and also received a doctorate in composition from Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in 1923. The 'militant crusader' of the American Five, a group consisting of Ives, Ruggles, Cowell and Riegger, as well as Becker, he worked to establish a musical tradition based upon the American experience rather than that of Europe. He had a long career as an administrator and teacher in addition to his compositional activities. His early works were influenced by...
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