Otto Joachim (composer)
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| Born | October 13, 1910  Düsseldorf, Germany |
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| Occupation | Musician and electronic music composer |
Otto Joachim (born October 13, 1910) is a German-born Canadian musician and composer of electronic music.
Born in Düsseldorf, he trained as a violinist at Düsseldorf and Cologne. In 1934 he left Germany and played in Singapore and Shanghai during the war years. He settled permanently in Montreal in 1949. For the next 15 years Joachim worked as a player, teacher, instrument builder and composer. Since the 1960s he has concentrated on his compositions which are a mix of aleatoric and electroacoustic works.
In 1993, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
[edit] List of Works (incomplete):
Paean: pour violoncello (1985)
Quatro intermezzi per flauto e chitarra (1981)
Requiem (1976)
Contrastes: for orchestra (1968)
Expansion: pour flute et piano (1967)
Dialogue: for viola and piano (1965)
Twelve 12-tone pieces for children: for piano solo (1961)
String Quartet (1960)
Nonet (1960)
Concertante for violin, string orchestra and percussion (1960)
[edit] Awards
- 1969 - Grand Prix Paul-Gilson
- 1990 - Prix Calixa-Lavallée of the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- 1993 - Chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec
- 2008 - Tribute Prize of the Conseil québécois de la musique
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