Browse Items (296 total)

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.

From the composer:

'While thinking about the commission from Richard Hunt to write a work for Flute and Double Bass, I happened to notice in my living room a model of Richard's sculpture titled Bridging and Branching. The work stimulated a process…

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…

Black composer Regina Harris Baiocchi composed "Chasé" for B flat clarinet and piano. The composition was premiered by Richard Nunley Jr. And Ester Hanviriyapunt in Chicago.

The Chinese Zodiac Suite is the culmination of a three-year project to honor the partnership of Old Dominion University with Minzu University of Beijing, a cooperative effort to bridge the cultures of both sides. In his new composition, Hailstork…

Black composer, conductor, and musician wrote the "Clarinet Sonata" in 1990. It was performed at the UBC Distinguished Artist Series in Canada. The Sonata is in three movements:

1. Blues
2. Loneliness
3. Dance

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.

The creative output of Anthony R. Green (composer, performer, social justice) includes musical and visual creations, interpretations of original works or works in the repertoire, collaborations, educational outreach, and more. Behind all of his…

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…