Bob Becker (journalist)
Bob Becker may refer to: * Bob Becker (baseball) (1875–1951), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Bob Becker (composer) (born 1947), American percussionist and composer See also * Robert O. Becker Robert Otto Becker (May 31, 1923 − May 14, 2008) was a U.S. orthopedic surgeon and researcher in electrophysiology/ electromedicine. He worked mainly as professor at Upstate Medical Center in State University of New York, Syracuse, and as Dire ...

Bob Becker (baseball)
Robert Charles Becker (August 15, 1875 – October 11, 1951) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ... from 1897 to 1898, playing in six career games. External links 1875 births 1951 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Syracuse, New York Philadelphia Phillies players 19th-century baseball players Palmyra Mormans players Rochester Brownies players Montreal Royals players Syracuse Stars (minor league baseball) players Rochester Bronchos players Hartford Indians players Wooden Nutmegs players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub ...
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Bob Becker (composer)
Bob Becker (born June 22, 1947) is an American percussionist and composer known primarily as a founding member of the Nexus percussion ensemble, as well as a performer in the Steve Reich and Musicians ensemble. He primarily performs as a keyboard percussionist, but is also skilled in tabla and concert snare drumming. As a composer, Becker employs a multicultural approach by mixing the style of western military drumming with North Indian Hindustani idioms, such as raga scale patterns and tabla drumming. This fusion of compositional practices is the main focus of works like ''Lahara'' and ''Mudra''. There are also traces of influence from the music of minimalists like Steve Reich, which can be attributed to Becker's experience with that composer's music. Life Biography and Education Becker was born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he was a student of percussionist James Betz. Betz initially taught Becker marimba, but soon expanded to lessons in snare drum, piano and m ...
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