- African American composers, Black Composers, Dictionaries, Bio-bibliography
"This exceptional work provides information on composers of African heritage from around the world during the last 300 years. The 185 signed essays, most of which are accompanied by full-page portraits, are substantial in their coverage and analysis.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and cool.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- Samuel A. Floyd
- First published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fitzroy Dearborn
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781884964275
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