Music in American Life
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Music in American Life

Conversations with Black American Composers

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Music in American Life

Conversations with Black American Composers

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About This Book

Now available in paperback, William C. Banfield's acclaimed collection of interviews delves into the lives and work of forty-one Black composers. Each of the profiled artists offers a candid self-portrait that explores areas from training and compositional techniques to working in a exclusive canon that has existed for a very long time. At the same time, Banfield draws on sociology, Western concepts of art and taste, and vernacular musical forms like blues and jazz to provide a frame for the artists' achievements and help to illuminate the ongoing progress and struggles against industry barriers. Expanded illustrations and a new preface by the author provide invaluable added context, making this new edition an essential companion for anyone interested in Black composers or contemporary classical music.

Composers featured: Michael Abels, H. Leslie Adams, Lettie Beckon Alston, Thomas J. Anderson, Dwight Andrews, Regina Harris Baiocchi, David Baker, William C. Banfield, Ysaye Maria Barnwell, Billy Childs, Noel DaCosta, Anthony Davis, George Duke, Leslie Dunner, Donal Fox, Adolphus Hailstork, Jester Hairston, Herbie Hancock, Jonathan Holland, Anthony Kelley, Wendell Logan, Bobby McFerrin, Dorothy Rudd Moore, Jeffrey Mumford, Gary Powell Nash, Stephen Newby, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Michael Powell, Patrice Rushen, George Russell, Kevin Scott, Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, Hale Smith, Billy Taylor, Frederick C. Tillis, George Walker, James Kimo Williams, Julius Williams, Tony Williams, Olly Wilson, and Michael Woods

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Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780252054563
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface: Black Beethovens
  8. In Loving Memory
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 Laying the Foundations
  12. 2 The Arrived and the Acknowledged, Part 1 (1922–1936)
  13. 3 The Arrived and the Acknowledged, Part 2 (1937–1945)
  14. 4 Perspectives on Spirituality, Jazz, and Contemporary Popular Languages
  15. 5 The Composer as Conductor and Composer
  16. 6 Generation X and Beyond (1950–1965)
  17. Postlude: Extensions of the Tradition—Linkages and Canon
  18. Index
  19. About the Author