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Also known as Jack Hamilton Beeson

opera composer

Person · Open Library

Born
1921
Works
13

Top works

  • Hello out there
  • From a watchtower
  • Lizzie Borden
  • Nine songs and arias
  • A Creole mystery

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1921
Active to
2010

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
117
Total plays
441

Tags

americanClassical

Jack Beeson (born July 15, 1921 in Muncie, Indiana) is an American composer. He is known particularly for his operas, the best known of which are Lizzie Borden, Hello Out There! and The Sweet Bye and Bye. Beeson studied privately with Béla Bartók. His notable students include Charles Wuorinen, Phillip Ramey, Alice Shields, Joan Tower, Harvey Sollberger, Bright Sheng, and Richard Einhorn. Beeson began with music when he started piano lessons with Luella Weimer in 1928, but it was not until 1933

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date of birth
1921-07-15
date of death
2010-06-06
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