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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 Dororthy Rudd Moore's "Night Fantasy" for clarinet and piano was described on Musicweb International as:"Night Fantasy for clarinet and piano is a wonderfully evocative work conjuring up the spirit world. The clarinet first weaves a…

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

Black composer Billy Strayhorn composed "Suite for the Duo" in 1966. As described on a website dedicated to the composer's life and work, "Originally a distinctive representation of jazz with the French horn, piano and string bass, Billy Strayhorn…

Black composer Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III's compositional style blends musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions. The publisher's website shares the following notes about "A Simple Caprise: Variants on a Theme of…

Black composer Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork III's compositional style blends musical ideas from both the African American and European traditions. Hailstork's "Sonata for Trumpet and Piano" was composed for the husband and wife team of trumpeter…

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

Black composer Justin Holland is one of the most important American guitarists of his generation and (as written on the Amaranth Publishing website) one of the first Black men to contribute to the classical guitar.

His Songs for Voice & Guitar…