Coloring Book Of Black Composers
Do you know which Black composer was a master swordsman in the 1700s and whose music inspired Mozart? Can you picture the first Black composer to win a Pulitzer Prize? Do you know that the first woman in Brazil to conduct a symphony orchestra was a Black composer who lived in the 1800s?
Learn about all of these accomplished composers and many more through The Rachel Barton Pine Foundation Coloring Book of Black Composers.
The first of its kind, this book honors forty remarkable international Black classical composers from the 1700s to the present day. Each vivid illustration by artist Sho-mei Pelletier is accompanied by a biography that puts his or her life and music into historical perspective.
Whether you are a music fan or a student, The Rachel Barton Pine Foundation Coloring Book of Black Composers offers a fun, educational, and eye-popping way to celebrate Black composers’ contributions to classical music.
Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students
Throughout the western classical tradition, composers have influenced and been influenced by their students and teachers. Many musicians frequently add to their personal acclaim by naming their teachers and the lineage through which they were taught. Until now, the relationships between composers have remained uncataloged and understudied, but with enough research, it is possible to document entire schools of composition. Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students is the first volume to gather the genealogies of more than seventeen thousand classical composers in a single volume.
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience - The Concise Desk Reference (2003)
By Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Running Press, 2003 (revised edition)
Drawn from the acclaimed landmark in reference publishing, this incomparable one-volume encyclopedia of the black world is now within reach of every family, student, and educator. It brings the entire Pan-African experience into sharp focus, with entries ranging from "affirmative action" to "zydeco," from each of the most prominent ethnic groups in Africa to each member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Africana will provide hours of reading pleasure through its longer, interpretive essays on the religion, arts, and cultural life of Africans and of black people everywhere.
Afrocubanas: historia, pensamiento y prácticas culturales (2011)
Compiled by Daisy Rubiera Castillo and Inés María Martiatu Terry
Editorial de Ciencas Sociales, 2011
A compilation of stories, essays and traditions of women of African origin in Cuba.
Distancing itself from typical academic discourse, the writing in these critical essays explores the complex issues of gender and race. Starting with the introductory text, the essays break with clichés about black women, which are usually reproduced by society in everyday life, in popular artistic production (for instance, in certain songs that promote stereotypes), in mass media, and other opinion-creating vehicles. The book subverts models rooted in various areas of inquiry, through the lenses of many different approaches, generations, and trends, bringing to light another point of view about black women, their action, thought, and history of resistance, as well as their pivotal influence in the consolidation of national identity.
To Boulez and Beyond (2007)
Joan Peyser's revised edition of To Boulez and Beyond recounts a meeting between Boulez and León during a celebration of Boulez's 80th Birthday by the Chicago Symphony, in which both Boulez's and León's work were performed.
by Joan Peyser and Charles Wuorinen (Foreword)
Scarecrow Press, 2007 (revised edition)
How Music Grew in Brooklyn: A Biography of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra (2006)
by Maurice Edwards
Published by The Scarecrow Press, 2006
John Cage: the silence of the music: 100 years (2000)
by Emanuel Dimas de Melo Pimenta
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2000
Composition in the Digital World: Conversations with 21st Century American Composers (2015)
By Robert Raines
Oxford University Press, 2015
American composers are at the forefront of a renaissance in concert music, in the process expanding the very definition of the category. The impact of digital technology on the creative process and the unprecedented diversity of contemporary composers are arguably among the catalysts driving the rebirth.
In this series of personal interviews with some of the most prominent composers of art music currently working on the American music scene — including Tania León — composer and educator Robert Raines leads the intimate conversations through subjects ranging from the source of inspiration to work habits, the realities of the business of music, and the impact of technology on music and life in the 21st century. A loving homage to the artistic spirit, this book is a must-read for students of composition, professors and scholars of music, composers and aspiring composers, and anyone interested in the subjective process of writing music. This rich and entertaining collection provides a unique glimpse into the workings of the creative spirit in the digital age.
Contemporary Anthology of Music by Women (1977)
by Dr. James R. Briscoe
Indiana University Press, 1997
From Convent to Concert Hall: A Guide to Women Composers (2003)
by Martha F. Schleifer
Greenwood, 2003
Cuba: Idea of a Nation Displaced (2008)
by Andrea O'Reilly Herrera (Editor)
State University of New York Press, 2008
Includes In Search of the Palm Tree: An Afternoon with Tania Leon Interview by Iraida Iturralde
Music Cultures in the United States: An introduction (2005)
by Ellen Koskoff
Ron Hedge Publishing, 2005
Danzón: Circum-Caribbean Dialogues in Music and Dance (Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music) (2013)
by Alejandro L. Madrid and Robin D. Moore
Published by Oxford University Press, 2013
Dvorák to Duke Ellington, A Conductor Explores America's Music and Its African American Roots (2004)
by Maurice Peress
Oxford University Press, 2004
Eight Visions: A New Anthology for Flute and Piano (2009)
New Publication features Alma for flute and piano!
One of 11 winners selected by the National Flute Association for its newly published music competition.
Commissioned for and curated by Marya Martin
Published by Theodore Presser Co., 2009
Theodore Presser Company is honored to publish a collection of commissioned flute solos by eight different composers, a result of a collaboration between flutist Marya Martin and Meet the Composer.
Feminismo y Música: Introduccion Critica (2003)
by Pilar Ramos Lopez
Published by NARCEA, S.A. de Ediciones (Madrid, Spain), 2003
From Spirituals to Symphonies: African-American Women Composers and Their Music (2007)
by Helen Walker-Hill University of Illinois Press, 2007
In Her Own Words: Conversations with Composers in the United States (2013)
By Jennifer Kelly (Lafayette College, Pennsylvania)
Univ. of Illinois Press, 2013
This collection of new interviews with twenty-five accomplished female composers substantially advances our knowledge of the work, experiences, compositional approaches, and musical intentions of a diverse group of creative individuals. With personal anecdotes and sometimes surprising intimacy and humor, these wide-ranging conversations represent the diversity of women composing music in the United States from the mid-twentieth century into the twenty-first.
An introduction to the solo piano works of three Latin American composers: Miguel del Aguila, Tania Leon, and Juan Maria Solare (2011)
by Yew Choong Cheong
Published by ProQuest, UMI Dissertation Publishing, 2011
Latin American Music Review, Vol. 31: No. 1, Spring/Summer 2010
University of Texas Press
State University of New York Press, 2008
Includes the article, Contemporary "Latin American" Composers of Art Music in the United States: Cosmopolitans Navigating Multiculturalism and Universalism by Marc Gidal, which discusses the compositional voice and ideas of Tania León.
Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia (2006)
Edited by Vicki L. Ruiz and Virginia Sánchez Korrol
Indiana University Press, 2006
Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia records the contribution of women of Latin American birth or heritage to the economic and cultural development of the United States. The encyclopedia is the first comprehensive gathering of scholarship on Latinas. This encyclopedia will serve as an essential reference for decades to come. In more than 580 entries, the historical and cultural narratives of Latinas come to life.
The Book of Latina Women: 150 Vidas of Passion, Strength, and Success (2013)
by Sylvia Mendoza
Sylvia Mendoza, 2013
Musics of Latin America (2012)
Edited by Robin Moore (General Editor, University of Texas, Austin) and Walter Aaron Clark (Editor, University of California, Riverside)
Published by W.W. Norton & Company, 2012
The most up-to-date and comprehensive Latin American music survey available. Covering one of the most musically diverse regions in the world, Musics of Latin America emphasizes music as a means of understanding culture and society: each author balances an analysis of musical genres with discussion of the historical and cultural trends that have shaped them. Chapters cover traditional, popular, and classical repertoire, and in-text listening guides ensure that students walk away with a solid understanding of the music.
Piano Music by Women Composers, Volume II (2004)
Pamela Youngdahl Dees, Editor
Praeger Publishing, 2004
Acts as a companion to Volume I: Composers Born Before 1900 to create a comprehensive reference of women composers and their work. Volume II includes composers from countries around the world and of all different musical styles and levels, ranging from elementary to virtuoso. The only reference tool of its kind, this is an indispensable guide for professional pianists and piano teachers alike.
The Popular Guide to Classical Music (1993)
by Anne Gray, PhD
Birch Lane Press: NY, 1993
(chapters on women composers and women conductors)
Reference Library of Black America (2003)
Gale Group, 2003
This authoritative, 5-volume set provides a range of historical and current information on African-American history, society and culture. Students also will find chronologies, texts of important documents and speeches, brief biographical profiles, legislation, essays, statistics and more than 800 illustrations to help with research. A glossary, a selected bibliography and cumulative subject index make this resource easy to use.
La Sabiduría de los Nuestros — Mas de 1,000 citas que le inspiraran (2006)
ed. by Yvonne Conde
Vintage Espanol (Random House), 2006
Salsa Nueva: vibrant salsa beats meet contemporary classical piano music (2005)
Tumbao in Boosey & Hawkes' Salsa Nueva: vibrant salsa beats meet contemporary classical piano music
ed. by Elena Riu
CD included
Two Cuban Songs: Drume Negrita, El Manisero (2002)
arr. by Tania León
PeerMusic, 2002
Composers' Voices From Ives to Ellington (2005)
Interview with Tania León in Composers' Voices From Ives to Ellington, an oral history of American music edited by Vivian Perlis and Libby Van Cleve, published by Yale University Press. The book, and the two CDs that accompany it, is an exceptional collection of interviews with the most significant musical figures of our time. Tania León's interview was conducted by Jenny Raymond on November 13, 1998.
Yale University Press, 2005
A History of Music in Western Culture, Second Edition (2006)
Supplement: CD Set, Volume II - The Classical Era through the Twentieth Century - a 2/E (Audio CD) includes León's Rituál score and recording.
by Mark Evan Bonds
Published by Prentice Hall, 2006
Women of Influence in Contemporary Music (2010)
Edited by Michael K. Slayton
Published by The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2010
A collection of essays focusing on women who have made significant contributions to American music. Their works reflect the shifting societal landscapes in the United States over the last seven decades, as well as different stylistic approaches to writing music. Michael K. Slayton is associate professor and chair of the Department of Music Composition and Theory at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music.