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Black composer Charles Lloyd, Jr. composed "Crucifixtion" for trumpet and piano. It was originally titled Improvisatrice.

Black composer Lawren Brianna Ware composed "The Featherheart" for clarinet and piano in 2016.

Navajo pianist and composer Connor Chee combines classical piano technique with Native American heritage. "Navajo Vocables for Piano" is based on transcriptions of vocals sun in chants. Numbers 1-4 and 9-12 are based on Navajo Corn-Grinding songs.…

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…

The Pied Piper of Harlem for solo flute was written to celebrate children at a Sunday service at the Unitarian Church of Norfolk, Virginia. The piper arrives in town, convinces the children to follow him, and tells them to take the "A" train to get…

Chinese American composer Wayne Lu wrote "The Sea" for unaccompanied horn between 1998 and 2000. The work has four movements: I. Waves, II. The Discoverers, III. Sea Winds, IV. White Caps. The work was inspired by two trips to the sea. The score is…

Chinese American composer Bright Sheng composed "The Stream Flows" based on a well-known Chinese folk song. This is a common feature and influence on Sheng's works. In this setting, the viola should evoke the timbre, and tone quality of a female folk…

Chinese American composer Bright Sheng's "The Stream Flows" is a haunting unaccompanied violin work based on folk music of the composer's native China.

Chinese Australian composer Lia Lim composed "The Su Song Star Map" for violin solo for Ashot Sarkissjan. The composition was premiered in February 2018 in Boston. A score is also available for solo viola.

Chinese born American composer, performer, vocalist and performance artist Du Yun composed "The Veronica" for cello with or without electronics. The work was commissioned by Matt Haimovitz.