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. Another collection, the Dr. John J. Becker Papers, is held at the University of St. Thomas Libraries in Minnesota.
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