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Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra's "Segundo Album de Boleros" was composed in 2017.

African-American composer, curator and activist Carlos Simon wrote "Between Worlds" for solo violin or cello or solo double bass. The text related to the project and its title are borrowed from and organized in relation to Leslie Umberger's…

Black composer Alvin Singleton composed "Argoru" for various solo instruments over a period of 34 years between 1968 and 2002. Details about each piece can be found on the composer's website. "Agoru V/a" was originally composed in 1984, revised in…

Argentinian composer Juan María Solare composed "Paregamutiún" for cello. Paregamutiún means "Friendship" and is based on four melodies of Armenian connotations. 1. Sevanavank (Monastry at the Black Lake) 2. Hayk (Armenian foundational patriarch) 3.…

Argentinian composer Juan María Solare composed "Pentagonal", a suite of five pieces, for solo cello. They are dedicated to Juliane Dehning. The five movements can be performed individually. I. Andante II. Rítmico III. Chiasmus IV. Presto V. Lento

Black composer William Grant Still (known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers") composed "Songs for Bassoon and Piano", which were arranged by Alexa Still. The work has three movements:I. Bayou HomeII. If You Should GoIII. Song for the Lonely

Black composer William Grant Still (known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers") wrote the "Incantation and Dance" for oboe and piano.

Black composer Billy Strayhorn composed "Suite for the Duo" in 1966. As described on a website dedicated to the composer's life and work, "Originally a distinctive representation of jazz with the French horn, piano and string bass, Billy Strayhorn…

Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu composed "Paths" for trumpet in memory of Witold Lutoslawski. Composed in 1994, the work was premiered on 21 September.

Ugandan composer Justinian Tamusuza wrote "Okukoowoola Kw'Ekkondeere" in 2006. Hickey's Music Center website includes the following notes: "An unaccompanied horn call by one of Africa's leading composers, it adds unique diversity to the solo horn…