Musical landscapes in color : conversations with Black American composers / William C. Banfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banfield, William C., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American composers--Interviews.

African American composers.

African Americans--Music--History and criticism.

African Americans.

African Americans--Music.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xvi, 380 pages : music, portraits ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.

Summary:

A sequel to the award-winning The Black Composer Speaks (Scarecrow Press, 1978), this exploration of the creative world of African American composers traces the lives and careers of 40 talented individuals and, in their own words, provides perspectives on a world that has been slow to recognize their remarkable contributions to classical music. The discussion places the music of these composers within the greater context of Western art music, but analyzes it through the lenses of sociology, Western concepts of art and taste, and vernacular musical forms, including spirituals, blues, jazz, and contemporary popular music. Each chapter is devoted to an individual composer, who discusses his or her musical training, compositional techniques and style, and the composer's personal philosophy as reflected in his or her music. A selected list of compositions for each composer is included, as well as a photo and sample of the composer's "hand."

Contents:

Laying the foundations

The arrived and the acknowledged, part 1 (1922-1936). H. Leslie Adams ; Thomas J. Anderson ; David Baker ; Noel DaCosta ; George Russell ; Hale Smith ; Frederick C. Tillis ; George Walker

The arrived and the acknowledged, part 2 (1937-1945). Adolphus Hailstork ; Wendell Logan ; Dorothy Rudd Moore ; Olly Wilson

Perspectives on spirituality, jazz, and contemporary popular languages. Dwight Andrews ; Ysaye Maria Barnwell ; Billy Childs ; George Duke ; Jester Hairston ; Herbie Hancock ; Stephen Newby ; Michael Powell ; Billy Taylor ; Tony Williams ; Michael Woods

The composer as conductor and composer. Leslie Dunner ; Bobby McFerrin ; Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson ; Patrice Rushen ; Kevin Scott ; Julius Williams

Generation X and beyond (1950-1965). Michael Abels ; Lettie Beckon Alston ; William C. Banfield ; Regina Harris Baiocchi ; Anthony Davis ; Donal Fox ; Jonathan Holland ; Anthony Kelley ; Jeffrey Mumford ; Gary Powell Nash ; Evelyn Simpson-Curenton ; James Kimo Williams

Postludes, extensions of the tradition

linkages and canon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0810837064

OCLC:

48784495