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Mexican composer José L. Elizondo composed "Danzas Latinoamericanas" (Latin American Dances) by commission from Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto (to whom the composition is also dedicated). The work has three movements, which can be performed as a suite…

Mexican composer José L. Elizondo's "Danzas Barrocas" (Baroque Dances) was dedicated to Mexican cellist Carlos Prieto. As indicated on the composer's website: the Baroque "Dances is a suite of 3 short dances in Baroque style, inspired by Bach's cello…

H. Leslie Adams' Danza di tre bambole (Dance of three dolls) for piccolo, flute, and piano is a charming capriccio that begins with the piccolo stating the theme, the flute joining after the initial statement, and the piano then joining as the third…

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 butterflies dancing…

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…

Alberga, Eleanor. Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, England. Copyright 1997. The ballet Suite From Dancing With The Shadow is scored for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, and cello.

1: Duo
2: Quintet
3: Sextet

On 19 April 1924, Coleridge-Taylor married Harold Dashwood, in the Croydon parish church. She initially composed and conducted using her first name and maiden surname. After their divorce she dropped her first name, thereafter going as Avril…

Black composer Quincy C. Hilliard is a composer and professor in the School of Music & Performing Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

In 2012, "Coty" was recorded on an album that was nominated for a Grammy Award.

Chinese American composer Wayne Lu wrote "Cor de force" in one movement for horn and piano. The work is dedicated to J. Greg Miller. The score is available for purchase on Theodore Front (linked below) and was edited by J. Greg Miller.

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.