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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…

Black composer William Grant Still (known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers") composed "Songs for Bassoon and Piano", which were arranged by Alexa Still. The work has three movements:I. Bayou HomeII. If You Should GoIII. Song for the Lonely

Black composer Dolores White wrote the "Song Cycle" for soprano and clarinet.

Black composer Zenobia Powell Perry wrote this "Sonatine for Clarinet and Piano" in 1963.

For Kay Hayes

I. Allegro non troppo

II. Siciliano

III. Vivace

A significant work for flute and piano that challenges both with artistic and virtuosic passages.

Argentinian composer Andrés Martin's "Sonata para contrabajo solo" has four movements: I. Solo - Lento recitativo 2. Vacío - Tristísimo 3. Coraje - Moderato 4. Grita - Reciativo

Brazilian composer Malos Nobre wrote his "Sonata Op. 11" for viola in 1963.

Black composer George Theophilus Walker composed "Sonata No. 2" for piano in 1956.

The work has four movements:
I. Theme and Variations
II. Presto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegretto tranquillo

Black composer Florence Price composed the "Sonata in E Minor" for piano in 1932. The composition won First Price in the 1932 Rodman Wanamaker music contest, the same year her Symphony in E Minor won overall honours.

Japanese composer Akira Nishimura composed "Whirl Dance" for solo viola.