Harry T. Burleigh From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance |
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| Author:
| Snyder, Jean E. |
| Series title: | Music in American Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-03994-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $75.99 |
Book Description:
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Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949) played a leading role in American music and culture in the twentieth century. Celebrated for his arrangements of spirituals, Burleigh was also the first African American composer to create a significant body of art song. An international roster of opera and recital singers performed his works and praised them as ......
Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949) played a leading role in American music and culture in the twentieth century. Celebrated for his arrangements of spirituals, Burleigh was also the first African American composer to create a significant body of art song. An international roster of opera and recital singers performed his works and praised them as ......