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Lyric Suite for Viola, Op. 26a
Black composer, musician and conductor Joseph Jones wrote "Lyric Suite for Viola, Op. 26a" in 2020.
Tags: 10-20 minutes; 2000-; Jones, Joseph; solo; viola / violon-alto
Tromba
Black composer Ulysses Kay wrote "Tromba" for the trumpet in 1983. Described in program notes as "a free flowing piece sporting a stern Nocturne where the trumpet plays muted. Spirited vernacular sluices through the finale – perky, and decidedly fun.…
Guitarra
Black composer Ulysses Kay wrote "Guitarra" for guitar in 1973, revised in 1985. The work was commissioned by (and dedicated to) Wilbur P. Cotton.
Suite for Flute and Oboe
Black composer Ulysses Kay's "Suite for Flute and Oboe" is a four movement work dedicated to flutist Martin Heylman and oboist Ernest Serpentini of the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. According to comments included in a YouTube video of Megan Kyle and…
Suite in B
Black composer Ulysses Kay "composed his 'Suite in B for Oboe and Piano' in 1943, finishing the piece at Quonset Point, Rhode Island in July. He withdrew the work, along with several other compositions, in the mid-1950s. The distinguished…
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Black composer Ulysses Kay wrote this one-movement piece in 1941 while he was studying at Yale with Paul Hindemith. According to the publisher's website, "The Sonata for Bassoon and Piano has been unavailable for fifty years and is now presented for…
Melodia
Black composer Eric Brian "Lacy's Melodia" is a collection of five short pieces for solo flute.
Tags: 2000-; flute / flûte; Lacy, Eric Brian; solo
Abraham's Sons: In Memoriam Trayvon Martin
Black composer James Lee III composed "Abraham's Sons" for solo cello, in dedication to the family of Trayvon Martin.
Tags: 0-10 minutes; 2000-; cello / violoncelle; Lee III, James; solo
Frenetic Dream
Korean American composer HyeKyung Lee has written for diverse genres and media. As written on Jack Sutte's website: "Frenetic Dream was written for Jack Sutte in 2001. Frenetic Dream makes use of a minimal amount of material (stated in the opening)…
Paisanos Semos!
Cuban composer, conductor, educator and advisor to arts organization Tania León composed "¡Paisanos Semos!" for guitar.