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Black composer Thomas Flippin composed "Ten Kingdoms" (2014) based on the writings of Bartolome de las Casas. The composition was premiered in part with Madeleine Davidson at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music in October 2012, and later in part with…

Black composer Tyson Gholston Davis wrote "Tableau No. V" as part of a series of solo pieces. Each work, as the composer reflected, is for a different solo instrument and explores the expressive possibilities. Some composers of the latter half of the…

Portraits of Langston is a 6 movement 'tour de force' with optional narrator, and is based on the poems of Langston Hughes, his experiences in Paris and Harlem. For the best impact, it is recommended (but not necessary) to perform it with narrator,…

A musical memoir dedicated to Ms. Baker for wind quintet. The 4 movements work chronicles significant in Josephine Baker’s life, her humor, and quick rise to fame. The wind quintet version is in four movements, and the entire original suite can be…

Venezuelan composer Diana Arismendi composed "Suite para cello solo" in 2003. Composed in six movement, the Suite has an Oberture, Allemande, Courante, Sarabanda, Interludio, and Giga.

Argentinian composer Sergio Parotti composed "Suite Op. 8, no. 1" for viola.

Black composer Ulysses Kay "composed his 'Suite in B for Oboe and Piano' in 1943, finishing the piece at Quonset Point, Rhode Island in July. He withdrew the work, along with several other compositions, in the mid-1950s. The distinguished…

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 program notes for the "Suite for Solo Violin": "Dedicated…

Chinese American composer Wayne Lu wrote "Suite For horn and organ" in 2011. The work has four movements: I. ExultII. IlluminateIII. PurifyIV. Rejoice. This work was composed to be performed with organist Tim Meier. The score is available for…