Black music in the Harlem Renaissance : a collection of essays / edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr.

Other author Floyd, Samuel A., Jr., 1937-2016, editor.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Greenwood Press, 1990.
Descriptionx, 228 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
African Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Music. --History and criticism.
Music--New York (State). --New York. --20th century. --History and criticism.
Harlem Renaissance.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life. --20th century.

SeriesContributions in Afro-American and African studies, 0069-9624 ; 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formOnline version: Black music in the Harlem Renaissance. New York : Greenwood Press, 1990
Issued in other formOnline version: Black music in the Harlem Renaissance. New York : Greenwood Press, 1990
Genre/formAufsatzsammlung.
Genre/formMusic.
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/formMusic.
Genre/formMusique.
LCCN 89011985
ISBN0313265461 (lib. bdg. ; alk. paper)
ISBN9780313265464 (lib. bdg. ; alk. paper)