Black music in the Harlem Renaissance : a collection of essays / edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr.
Other author/creator | Floyd, Samuel A., Jr., 1937-2016, editor. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | New York : Greenwood Press, 1990. |
Description | x, 228 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm. |
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Series | Contributions in Afro-American and African studies ; no. 128 Contributions in Afro-American and African studies ; no. 128. ^A477074 |
Contents | Music in the Harlem Renaissance / Samuel A. Floyd, Jr. -- Vindication as a thematic principle in the writings of Alain Locke on the music of Black Americans / Paul Burgett -- Vocal concert music in the Harlem Renaissance / Rawn Spearman -- Harlem Renaissance ideals in the music of Robert Nathaniel Dett / Georgia A. Ryder -- William Grant Still, Florence Price and William Dawson / Rae Linda Brown -- Black musical theater and the Harlem Renaissance movement / John Graziano -- The Renaissance education of Duke Ellington / Mark Tucker -- Interactions between writers and music during the Harlem Renaissance / Richard A. Long -- Interactions between art and music during the Harlem Renaissance / Allan M. Gordon -- The Negro renaissance and England / Jeffrey P. Green. |
Abstract | In the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s jazz music was performed everywhere, black musicals were presented on Broadway, black composers wrote prize-winning works, and the Harlem Symphony Orchestra played to Harlem concert audiences. Often viewed as a period of literary explosion for African-Americans, the Harlem Renaissance saw the emergence of many musical greats--Dinah Washington, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and Louis Armstrong. These essays examine the music of this period, as a central aspect of African American life, and the intellectual scrutiny of one of African American music?s most famous forms--jazz. The book features essays on a variety of subjects regarding the music of African Americans: vocal concert music, musical theater, Duke Ellington, and the relationship of the music to literature and art. An extensive music bibliography lists works composed during the period. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 89011985 |
ISBN | 0313265461 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |
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Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Music | Music Stacks | ML3556.8.N5 B6 1990 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |