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'''Albert Becker''' (13 June 1834, Quedlinburg - 10 January 1899, Berlin) was a German [[composer]] and [[conducting|conductor]] of the Romantic period. From 1853-1856 he studied music composition under [[Siegfried Dehn]] in Berlin. He taught on the faculty of the [[Akademie der Künste]] where his most famous pupil was [[Jean Sibelius]]. In 1889 he was appointed conductor of the Royal cathedral choir in Berlin. He is the grandfather of composer [[Günter Raphael]].
[[File:Albert Becker obituary.jpg|thumb|Albert Becker 1890]]
'''Albert Ernst Anton Becker''' (13 June 1834 – 10 January 1899) was a German [[composer]] and [[conducting|conductor]] of the Romantic period.

Becker was born in [[Quedlinburg]]. In 1853–1856 he studied music composition under [[Siegfried Dehn]] in Berlin. He taught on the faculty of the [[Akademie der Künste]] where his famous pupils included [[Johan Halvorsen]] and [[Jean Sibelius]]. In 1889 he was appointed conductor of the Royal cathedral choir in Berlin. He was the grandfather of composer [[Günter Raphael]]. He died in [[Berlin]].

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Albert Becker 1890

Albert Ernst Anton Becker (13 June 1834 – 10 January 1899) was a German composer and conductor of the Romantic period.

Becker was born in Quedlinburg. In 1853–1856 he studied music composition under Siegfried Dehn in Berlin. He taught on the faculty of the Akademie der Künste where his famous pupils included Johan Halvorsen and Jean Sibelius. In 1889 he was appointed conductor of the Royal cathedral choir in Berlin. He was the grandfather of composer Günter Raphael. He died in Berlin.

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