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Composer

Richie Beirach

American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026)

1947–2026

43 works in the index

Born
1947
Died
2026
Birthplace
Brooklyn
Place of death
Worms
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Richard Alan Beirach (; May 23, 1947 – January 26, 2026) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He made hundreds of recordings, in the 1970s as an early artist of ECM playing albums including Eon, Leaving, and Hubris, in a duo with saxophone player David Liebman including Forgotten Fantasies, and in many other formations. He taught jazz piano at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig from 2001 to 2014.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
pianist; composer; jazz musician; university teacher; recording artist; musician; music educator
Education
Berklee College of Music
Teachers
Ludmila Ulehla
Career institutions / employers
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Instruments played
piano
Genres
jazz
Notable works
Eon
Official website
https://richiebeirach.com/
Languages used
English
VIAF ID
76502064
ISNI
0000000063113492
GND ID
13432515X
Library of Congress ID
n79113581
MusicBrainz ID
49ec7c05-548a-40fc-92a5-af400b8c286f

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Guitar, Piano
Genres represented
Jazz
Works with composition dates
0 of 43

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Broken Wing (as recorded by Chet Baker) — —— Guitar— 6
Nitelake (original version) — —— Guitar— 12
Leaving (original version) — —— Guitar— 5
Riddles — —— GuitarJazz 4
Pendulum — —— GuitarJazz 4
Stray — —— Guitar— 3
Elm — —— GuitarJazz 2
Veils — —— Guitar— 2
Dark Lady — —— —Jazz 1
October 10th — —— —Jazz 1
About the Music — —— Guitar— 4
Natural Selection — —— Guitar— 1
D.L. — —— Guitar— 3
Full Circle — —— Guitar— 3
The Last Rhapsody — —— Guitar— 3
Trust — —— Guitar— 3
Introduction — —— Guitar— 2
Circular Dreaming — —— Guitar— 2
Johnny B. — —— Guitar— 2
Sunday Song — —— Guitar— 2
What Are the Rules? — —— Guitar— 2
Selected Discography — —— Guitar— 2
Broken Wing - B-flat Lead Sheet — —— —— 1
Broken Wing - Piano Accompaniment — —— Piano— 1
Broken Wing - C Lead Sheet - BC — —— —— 1
Broken Wing - E-flat Lead Sheet — —— —— 1
Azzaro — —— Guitar— 1
Boston Harry — —— Guitar— 1
Continuum — —— Guitar— 1
Eugene — —— Guitar— 1
40 Bars — —— Guitar— 1
Gargoyles — —— Guitar— 1
Inborn — —— Guitar— 1
Madagascar — —— Guitar— 1
Mc Jolt — —— Guitar— 1
Mitsuku — —— Guitar— 1
Paradox — —— Guitar— 1
Recitilinear — —— Guitar— 1
Requiem for K.K. — —— Guitar— 1
See Saw — —— Guitar— 1
The Snow Leopard — —— Guitar— 1
Who Got? — —— Guitar— 1
Zal — —— Guitar— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 76502064. Portrait: Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.