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The Black Composer Speaks
written by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003; edited by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978), 506 page(s)
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written by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003; edited by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978), 506 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt, Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003
Author / Creator
David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt, Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-WorkJoplin, Scott
written by Edward A. Berlin, fl. 1980-1999; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 9 page(s)
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written by Edward A. Berlin, fl. 1980-1999; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 9 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Edward A. Berlin, fl. 1980-1999
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Scott Joplin, 1868-1917
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Lyrics, Music theory, Performance practice, African American Music, Piano
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Joplin, Scott
written by Edward A. Berlin, fl. 1980-1999; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; in International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-Work (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 63-71
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written by Edward A. Berlin, fl. 1980-1999; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; in International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-Work (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 63-71
Field of Study
American Music
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Edward A. Berlin, fl. 1980-1999
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Scott Joplin, 1868-1917
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Lyrics, Music theory, Performance practice, African American Music, Piano
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Let the World Listen Right: The Mississippi Delta Hip-Hop Story
written by Ali Colleen Neff (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2009), 236 page(s)
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written by Ali Colleen Neff (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2009), 236 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Ali Colleen Neff
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Topic / Theme
African American Music, Hip-Hop
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Betty Carter, For Example
written by Francis Davis, 1946-; in Like Young: Jazz and Pop, Youth and Middle Age (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2001), 62-68
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written by Francis Davis, 1946-; in Like Young: Jazz and Pop, Youth and Middle Age (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2001), 62-68
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Francis Davis, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Ellie May Carter, 1929-1998
Topic / Theme
Singing, Jazz music, Songs, Audio recordings, Musical meter and rhythm, Lyrics, Performance practice, Improvisation, Voice
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IX. Jazz and the Jazz Age
written by Alain LeRoy Locke, 1896-1954; in The Negro and His Music (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, Inc., 1968), 75-97
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written by Alain LeRoy Locke, 1896-1954; in The Negro and His Music (Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press, Inc., 1968), 75-97
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Alain LeRoy Locke, 1896-1954
Date Published / Released
1968
Publisher
Kennikat Press, Inc.
Person Discussed
W. C. Handy, 1873-1958
Topic / Theme
African American, American, European, Music origins, Songs, Composers, Musical instruments, Music criticism, Race relations, Musicians, Morality, Concerts, Expression in performance, Performance influences, Lyrics, Music theory, Musical meter and rhythm, Audio recordings, Performance practice, Improvisation, Piano, Saxophone, Trombone, Trumpet
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Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889-1895Chapter 7. 1895: "A Little 'Ragging'": the Emergence of Ragtime in the Land of John Brown
written by Lynn Abbott, fl. 2002 and Doug Seroff, fl. 2002 (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2002), 13 page(s)
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written by Lynn Abbott, fl. 2002 and Doug Seroff, fl. 2002 (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2002), 13 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Compendium
Author / Creator
Lynn Abbott, fl. 2002, Doug Seroff, fl. 2002
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Person Discussed
R. Byron "Ruby" Shelton, fl. 1892, William Baynard, Blanche Kelso Bruce, 1841-1898, Charles A. Lee
Topic / Theme
Social dances, Songs, Performance venues, Movement in performance, Performance practice, Printing, Lyrics, Music industry, Concerts, Performance criticism, Music criticism, Audio recordings, African American Music, Piano, Banjo
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Chapter 4: Sing no hymns of your own composing
written by Shane White and Graham White; in The Sounds of Slavery: Discovering African American History through Songs, Sermons, and Speech (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2005), 77-93
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written by Shane White and Graham White; in The Sounds of Slavery: Discovering African American History through Songs, Sermons, and Speech (Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2005), 77-93
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Shane White, Graham White
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Beacon Press
Topic / Theme
African American, African, Plantation life, Singing, Congregations, Hymns, Racism, Slavery, Memories, Cultural identity, Musicians, Music critics, Race relations, Poetry, Performance criticism, Lyrics, Performance practice, Expression in performance, Performance influences, Music arrangement, Music theory, Improvisation
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The Teddy Wilson Era
written by Donald Clarke, 1940-; in Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 2000), 97-107
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written by Donald Clarke, 1940-; in Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday (New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 2000), 97-107
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Author / Creator
Donald Clarke, 1940-
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Person Discussed
Billie Holiday, 1915-1959, Teddy Wilson, 1912-1986, Benny Goodman, 1909-1986, John Hammond, 1910-1987
Topic / Theme
African American, Caucasian American, Musicians, Songs, Discrimination, Singers, Audio recordings, Recording sessions, Performance practice, Record labels, Lyrics, Music arrangement, Music composition, Performance influences, Improvisation, Harlem Renaissance, 1920-1939, Great Depression, 1929-1941, Big band, Piano, Voice
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