Alfred von Beckerath
- b. Oct. 4, 1901, d. Jan. 7, 1978
- student of musicology and composition in Frankfurt and Freiburg from 1920
- student of composition at "Akademie der Tonkunst" in Munich with Joseph Haas from 1923 to 1925
- conductor in Halberstadt, Wiesbaden and Frankfurt
- director of "Theater der Jugend" in Munich
- musical director at "Stadttheater" in Ingolstadt from 1955
- compositions: mainly symphonies, concerts for various instruments and vocal pieces
Works for accordion
- Ländlicher Marsch, 1950
- Ländliches Fest, 1950
- Nachtstück, 1950
- Music for the Accordion, 1954
I. Prelude
II. Quietly and with expression
III. Allegro vivace
IV. Quietly and cantabile
V. Dance Capriccioso and Finale - Habannera-Studie, 1957
- Zwiefacher, 1957
- Manuscript sample