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Queer Afro-Latinx violinist and composer Darian Donoovan Thomas wrote "Disintegrating Foundation Under a Catastrophe of Air" in 2020/2021. Commissioned by Bass Players for Black Composers. The composer's website includes the following statement:…

Black composer Jeffrey Mumford's "A Wind of Suspended Prominences" for clarinet and piano was premiered by clarinetist William Powell and pianist Zita Carno on April 17, 1981.

Black composer James Lee III composed "Abraham's Sons" for solo cello, in dedication to the family of Trayvon Martin.

Black Creole violinist, conductor and composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges composed the "Adagio in F Minor" for solo piano. The work was published in 1977.

Argentinian composer Tomás Gueglio's "After L'Addio / Felt" was commissioned in spring 2014 and composed in collaboration with Ben Melsky. As written on the composer's website, "After L'Addio / Felt (2014) is a two movement piece composed in…

Indian American composer Sophia J. Bass composed "Alaap in Raag Des" for solo bass. The work was commissioned by Bass Players for Black Composers (BPBC) - (04/2021 to (06/2021)​.

Mexican composer Leonardo Coral wrote "Alucinaciones" for solo viola. As stated in a blog, written in 2004, Alucinaciones "was dedicated to the Mexican violist Omar Hernandez-Hidalgo. The work consists of four movements: I-Mares [Phosphorescent…

Cuban composer, conductor, educator and advisor to arts organization Tania León composed "Bailarín" for guitar. The work was commissioned and premiered by David Starobin.

Black composer Margaret Bonds composed "The Ballad of the Brown King" in the early 1950s. A Cantata, it is one of her most frequently composed works. The Ballad was written in honor of the African king Balthazar, to text by Langston Hughes. It was…

Persian composer Behzad Ranjbaran was born in Tehran, Iran. He studied at the Rehran Music Conservatory. He immigrated to the USA in 1974, studying at Indiana University and later The Juilliard School, where he earned a DMA in Composition. His music…