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Haitian American guitarist and composer Frantz Casséus wrote the "Haitian Suite" for guitar. As described on the Schott website:"Frantz Casséus (1915 - 1993) pioneered the introduction of the classical guitar in Haiti and is the acknowledged father…

Black composer Edward Osmund Bland composed "For Bassoon" in 1979 on commission by the bassoonist Fail Hightower of New York City.

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 Dororthy Rudd Moore's "Dream and Variations" for solo piano was composed in September 1974. As written in an article by Anastasia Pavlenko:"Dream and Variations is a substantial work for solo piano written by D. Moore in September…

Black composer Freddie Bryant's "Fantasia on a Theme by Charlie Haden": 'For Turiya' was originally recorded in 1996. As indicated in linernotes on the composer's website, "It is a through-composed piece using the theme from Charlie Haden’s beautiful…

Black composer Frederick C. Tillis's "Spiritual Fantasy No. 4" for piano was composed in 1981 on commission from Vivian Taylor. Taylor premiered the work in Boston Massachusetts. The description for the work from the American Composers Alliance…

Black composer Frederick C. Tillis's "Three Movements For Piano" was composed in 1964.

Black composer George Theophilus Walker composed "Sonata No. 2" for piano in 1956.

The work has four movements:
I. Theme and Variations
II. Presto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegretto tranquillo

Black composer Jeffrey Mumford's "linear cycles VII" (cambiamenti II) received its first performance by violinist Kurt Nikkanen on 22 July 1979.

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