John J. Becker has been played on NTS in shows including Floating World Music., featured first on 18 February 2016. Songs played include The Abongo and Sound Piece No.5 - A Short Sonata For Piano.

John Joseph Becker (b. Henderson, Kentucky, January 22, 1886; d. Wilmette, Illinois, January 21, 1961) was an American composer of contemporary classical music. He is grouped together with Charles Ives, Carl Ruggles, Henry Cowell, and Wallingford Riegger as a member of the "American Five" composers of "ultra-modern" music.

The John J. Becker Papers are held by the Music Division of the New York Public Library. Another collection, the Dr. John J….