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Black Creole violinist, conductor and composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (often referred to as "The Black Mozart") was a prolific French composer of the classical era. Born on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe and was sent to…

Black composer Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III's compositional style blends musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions. As provided by the publisher, "The Pied Piper of Harlem" for flute is a three movement solo piece with…

Black composer Jeffrey Mumford's "morning thunder" for solo flute received its first performance on 15 December 1980.

Black composer Joyce Solomon Moorman's "Three Pieces for Flute" was written in 1980.The score and recordings are available in the sources. See her Soundcloud profile for more music: https://soundcloud.com/jsm-13.

Black composer Ronald Roxbury completed "Two Songs of Walt Whitman" in the final weeks of his life. As included on Bridge Records' website: "“Goodbye My Fancy” is a lover’s farewell, and is set as a flowing barcarolle. “Here the Frailest Leaves”…

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…

African-American composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson's "Sonata a la baroque" for solo flute was composed in 1994.

Cuban composer, conductor, educator and advisor to arts organization Tania León composed "Journey" for harp, flute and viola. The work was commissioned and premiered by the Jubal Trio.

Cuban composer, conductor, educator and advisor to arts organization Tania León composed "Son Sonora" for flute and guitar. The work was commissioned by Duologue.

Jamaican composer Eleanor Alberga's "Dancing with the Shadow" was composed in 1990 for flute, clarinet, violin, piano and percussion (temple blocks, 2 cow bellws, 2 Atun Pans, shaker, Sus cymbal or Tam tam) Commissioned by Lontano/Sue MacLennan Dance…