This pioneering reference contains biographical data on 90 19th and 20th century Black composers from three continents and their compositions for woodwinds, including information on their education and professional experience, and on their continuing musical influence.
Foreword Key to Publishers, Collections, and Manuscripts Biographical Background and a Bibliography of Black Composers and their Woodwind Works African Composers Afro-American Composers Afro-Latin Composers Afro-European Composers Woodwind Music Index Discography Bibliography
AARON HORNE, a clarinetist and saxophonist, is professor of Woodwinds and coordinator of jazz activities at Northwestern University in Chicago, and lecturer in African American Studies at Northwestern University. His works in process include Pioneers in the History of Jazz Saxophone and Brass Literature by Black Composers.
?Biographical data on 19th and 20th century Black composers and
thorough information on their compositions. A distinctive feature
is the separate woodwind music index of both published and
unpublished works for solo and chamber ensembles that groups the
music by medium and numbers into 27 categories and contains some
430 works. Exact instrumentation, dedication or commission,
premiere performance, and publisher are also found here.?-Reference
& Research Book News
?Compiled from numerous sources, including personal contacts,
Dominique-Rene de Lerma's monumental Bibliography of Black Music,
John Gray's Blacks in Classical Music, and Eileen Southern's
classic Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African
Musicians, this work includes 90 woodwind composers whose 430
musical compositions range from solos to works requiring up to 13
instruments. Limited to published works of 20th-century
African-American composers, most entries include a very brief
biographical sketch (a good starting point for researchers and
students), a list of the composer's published works, and sources
consulted. For ease of identification, the compilation lists
African, Afro-American, Afro-Latin, and Afro-European composers
separately. Includes a woodwind music index (conveniently arranged
by categories of performing media), a discography of 38 recorded
woodwind works by 26 of the 90 composers in this collection, and a
very useful 68-item bibliography. Horne's admirable compilation
stands alone, and is highly recommended to woodwind and ensemble
players, conductors, music teachers, researchers, and libraries
serving serious music patrons.?-Choice
"Biographical data on 19th and 20th century Black composers and
thorough information on their compositions. A distinctive feature
is the separate woodwind music index of both published and
unpublished works for solo and chamber ensembles that groups the
music by medium and numbers into 27 categories and contains some
430 works. Exact instrumentation, dedication or commission,
premiere performance, and publisher are also found here."-Reference
& Research Book News
"Compiled from numerous sources, including personal contacts,
Dominique-Rene de Lerma's monumental Bibliography of Black Music,
John Gray's Blacks in Classical Music, and Eileen Southern's
classic Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African
Musicians, this work includes 90 woodwind composers whose 430
musical compositions range from solos to works requiring up to 13
instruments. Limited to published works of 20th-century
African-American composers, most entries include a very brief
biographical sketch (a good starting point for researchers and
students), a list of the composer's published works, and sources
consulted. For ease of identification, the compilation lists
African, Afro-American, Afro-Latin, and Afro-European composers
separately. Includes a woodwind music index (conveniently arranged
by categories of performing media), a discography of 38 recorded
woodwind works by 26 of the 90 composers in this collection, and a
very useful 68-item bibliography. Horne's admirable compilation
stands alone, and is highly recommended to woodwind and ensemble
players, conductors, music teachers, researchers, and libraries
serving serious music patrons."-Choice
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