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Piano Music by Black Women Composers - A Catalog of Solo and Ensemble Works (Hardcover)
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Piano Music by Black Women Composers - A Catalog of Solo and Ensemble Works (Hardcover)
Series: Music Reference Collection
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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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