Keyboard Music of Black Composers: A Bibliography

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Following the pattern established with his works "String music of black composers" and "Woodwind music of black composers", Aaron Horne now presents a comparable work for the piano and related instruments (such as accordion, harpsichord, and organ). Composers from Africa as well as the Diaspora are covered in this book. Organised in alphabetical order by composer, each of the more than 200 entries provides information, where available, on the composer's life and career, and then details all works that include piano as well as information about commission, premiere, and composer bibliography and discography. The volume includes a keyboard music index as well as a general discography and a bibliography. This work should prove valuable for scholars examining the impact of black composers on music and dance, and it will be equally valuable to those devising repertoires for teaching and concert purposes.

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. . . a welcome addition to the currently available bibliographic tools for African-American keyboard music useful for its range and quantity of information will be very helpful to scholars, educators, and performers.-Sonneck Society Bulletin
." . . a welcome addition to the currently available bibliographic tools for African-American keyboard music useful for its range and quantity of information will be very helpful to scholars, educators, and performers."-Sonneck Society Bulletin

Author Bio

AARON HORNE is Executive Assistant to the Chancellor of the Board of Governors Universities in Springfield, Illinois and Professor of Music at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Among his earlier publications are Woodwind Music of Black Composers (Greenwood Press, 1990) and String Music and Black Composers (Greenwood Press, 1991).