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Black composer Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III's compositional style blends musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions. Hailstork's "Bassoon Set" was composed at the request of Geneva Southall for the students of the…

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 George Theophilus Walker composed "Bleu" in 2011 for violin.

African-American composer Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson's "Blue/s Forms" for violin was composed in 1979.

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…

African American bassist and composer Xavier Foley has written many works for double bass. These works can be purchased through the composer's website and in one large collection of solo works.

Sri Lankan-born Canadian composer Dinuk Wijeratne composed "Colour Study in Rupaktaal" in 2007. The work was commissioned by pianist David Jalbert and received its world premiere at "Music Toronto" series in Toronto, Ontario in May 2007. Wijeratne's…

Black composer T.J. Anderson composed "Contrast" for Solo Bb trumpet.

Black composer H. Leslie Adams' "Constrasts" includes ten short pieces for piano. Composed in 1961, the short pieces iinclude: Sentence, Lament, Ragtime, Procession, Etude, Prelude, Frolic, Romance, Dialogue, and Episode.

Black composer Valerie Coleman's "Danza de la Mariposa" "is a rhythmic, melodic tone poem, giving the listener a tour of South America. Inspired by the various species of butterflies inhabiting the continent, this work is full of rich color, with…