From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and Their Music

by Helen Walker-Hill

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0252074548

ISBN13:9780252074547

Release Date:March 2007

Publisher:University of Illinois Press

Length:428 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

African-American & Black African-American Studies Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Composition Education & Reference Ethnic & International

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