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Otto Joachim

fl, vn, 1910-2010 DE, Düsseldorf
Musician / Composer of Classical

Otto Joachim, CQ (October 13, 1910 – July 30, 2010) was a German-born Canadian violist and composer of electronic music.Born in Düsseldorf, he trained as a violinist at Düsseldorf and Cologne. In 1934 he left Nazi Germany (like many Jewish composers of his time) 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 1994, he received and honorary doctorate from Concordia University, Montreal. The multi-channel electroacoustic studio in the Department of Music at Concordia University is named "The Otto Joachim Project Studio".

     
Instruments
  • Flute
  • Violin
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • World
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Nowelle (Who ys there that syngith so) on 111 Renaissance Masterpieces by Various Artists
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In Nomine on 111 Renaissance Masterpieces by Various Artists
Gestillte Sehnsucht on Maureen Forrester - A Brahms-Schumann Recital by Maureen Forrester
Geistliches Wiegenlied on Maureen Forrester - A Brahms-Schumann Recital by Maureen Forrester

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Elektroakustische MomenteOtto Joachim2000Album
Hommage À = A Tribute ToOtto Joachim2000Album
Anthology Of Canadian Music = Anthologie De La Musique CanadienneOtto Joachim1983Album
Divertimento For Wind Quintet / L'Éclosion/ Nonet / 12 Twelve-Tone Pieces For ChildrenOtto Joachim, Quebec Wind Quintet, Suzanne Blondin, Tristan Lauber van Nguyen1980Album
Music Of The Spanish Renaissance At The Court Of Emperor Charles The FifthMontreal Bach Choir, George Little, Consort Of Viols, Otto Joachim, Gian Lyman1969Album
MotetsGuillaume Dufay - Petite Ensemble Vocal, Montreal, George Little, Rose Consort Of Viols, Otto Joachim1963Album
Music From The Court And Chapel Of Henry VIIIMontreal Bach Choir, George Little / Rose Consort Of Viols, Otto Joachim1963Album
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