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Black composer Chad "Sir Wick" Hughes fell in love with cello suites in 1995. As written on his website, "As I came home (to the dorms) from marching band practice at the University of Michigan, I heard not only a glorious euphonium sound, but I…

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Four movements:
1. Moderato con anima
2. Vivo
3. Lento e teneramente
4. Allegro

Contrasting styles, making extensive use of scale and arpeggio patterns.

African-American composer Adolphus Hailstork (b.1941) received his doctorate in…

David Nathaniel Baker, Jr (21 December 1931 – 26 March 2016) was an extraordinarily accomplished African-American composer, author, conductor, and teacher; and among the most influential voices in contemporary American music in a career that spanned…

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

Cuban composer, conductor, educator and advisor to arts organization Tania León composed the "Four Pieces for Cello Solo" in 1983.

Black composer, jazz pianist, arranger and conductor Billy Childs comosed "Four Portraits for Violin" on commission from Rachel Barton Pine. The premiere took place in 2017 by Rachel Barton Pine at the University of Kentucky. The work contains four…

For Flute, Violin, Cello and TapeWorks - VALERIE COLEMAN FLUTIST & COMPOSERvcolemanmusic.comhttps://www.vcolemanmusic.com › works

Freedmen honors the legacy of Native Americans and former African slaves (adopted into Native American tribal membership through emancipation or marriage), who traversed the Trail of Tears. African-American descendants with Native American ancestry…

Korean American composer HyeKyung Lee has written for diverse genres and media. As written on Jack Sutte's website: "Frenetic Dream was written for Jack Sutte in 2001. Frenetic Dream makes use of a minimal amount of material (stated in the opening)…