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From Spirituals to Symphonies

African-American Women Composers and Their Music

By: Helen Walker-Hill

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From Spirituals to Symphonies

African-American Women Composers and Their Music

By: Helen Walker-Hill

Exploding the assumption that black women's only important musical contributions have been in folk, jazz, and pop Helen Walker-Hill's unique study provides a carefully researched examination of the history and scope of musical composition by African American women composers from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focusing on the effect of race, gender, and class, From Spirituals to Symphonies notes the important role played by individual personalities and circumstances in shaping this underappreciated category of American art. The study also provides in-depth exploration of the backgrounds, experiences, and musical compositions of eight African American women including Margaret Bonds, Undine Smith Moore, and Julia Perry, who combined the techniques of Western art music with their own cultural traditions and individual gifts. Despite having gained national and international recognition during their lifetimes, the contributions of many of these women are today forgotten.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252074548

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9780252074547

Piano Music by Black Women Composers

A Catalog of Solo and Ensemble Works

By: Helen Walker-Hill

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A Catalog of Solo and Ensemble Works

By: Helen Walker-Hill

In recent years, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to women in music, and information on the music of a handful of black women composers, such as Florence Price and Mary Lou Williams, has been published. Determined search, however, is needed to locate what little data is available on most such composers. Proceeding from a desire to use music of black women composers in her piano performance and teaching, Helen Walker-Hill has dedicated herself to uncovering this material, utilizing secondary sources and numerous archives, conducting interviews with composers, and engaging in voluminous correspondence with individuals and institutions. The result is the most comprehensive catalog of music composed by African American women to date. The depth of detail required limiting the scope to solo and ensemble piano music. However, an introductory overview on the contributions of black women in music and biographical sketches on the fifty-four composers profiled in the catalog contain broader information. Over 300 piano works are listed, with detailed descriptive information on close to 200 works the author was able to obtain and study, including sources and levels of difficulty. Appendixes list available published music, ensemble instrumentation, music for teaching, and music published before 1920. A selected bibliography and a selected discography are also provided. This biographical dictionary and descriptive catalog will be most directly useful to performers and teachers, but the breadth of information makes it valuable for research in music history, African American studies, and women's studies.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313064725

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9780313064722

Piano Music by Black Women Composers

A Catalog of Solo and Ensemble Works

By: Helen Walker-Hill

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A Catalog of Solo and Ensemble Works

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From Spirituals to Symphonies

From Spirituals to Symphonies

Piano Music by Black Women Composers

Piano Music by Black Women Composers

Piano Music by Black Women Composers

Piano Music by Black Women Composers

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