Otto Joachim, German-born Canadian violist and composer of electronic music died he was , 99

Otto Joachim, CQ was a German-born Canadian violist and composer of electronic music died he was , 99.

(October 13, 1910 – July 30, 2010)

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 1993, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.

He died on July 30, 2010 in Montreal.^[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Selected works 2 Awards 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Selected works

• Concertante for violin, string orchestra and percussion (1960)
• Contrastes for orchestra (1968)
• Dialogue for viola and piano (1964)
• Expansion for flute and piano (1967)
• Music for Violin and Viola (1953)
• Nonet (1960)
• Paean for cello (1985)
• Petite œuvre for flute, viola and cello (2000)
• Quatro intermezzi for flute and guitar (1981)
• Requiem for violin, or viola, or cello solo (1976)
• Requiem in Memoriam Serge Garant for guitar solo (1976, 1986)
• String Quartet (1960)
• Twelve 12-Tone Pieces for Children for piano solo (1961)

[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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