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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".
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Elektroakustische Momente | Otto Joachim | 2000 | Album |
Hommage À = A Tribute To | Otto Joachim | 2000 | Album |
Anthology Of Canadian Music = Anthologie De La Musique Canadienne | Otto Joachim | 1983 | Album |
Divertimento For Wind Quintet / L'Éclosion/ Nonet / 12 Twelve-Tone Pieces For Children | Otto Joachim, Quebec Wind Quintet, Suzanne Blondin, Tristan Lauber van Nguyen | 1980 | Album |
Music Of The Spanish Renaissance At The Court Of Emperor Charles The Fifth | Montreal Bach Choir, George Little, Consort Of Viols, Otto Joachim, Gian Lyman | 1969 | Album |
Motets | Guillaume Dufay - Petite Ensemble Vocal, Montreal, George Little, Rose Consort Of Viols, Otto Joachim | 1963 | Album |
Music From The Court And Chapel Of Henry VIII | Montreal Bach Choir, George Little / Rose Consort Of Viols, Otto Joachim | 1963 | Album |