Find more! See our more complete guide to resources: Black Classical Music and Musicians
Here are just a few of many black composers. Click to see a list of their music in our library.
Use the resources below to discover other black composers. Then, search their name in our catalog to find their music in the library.
If we don't own a piece you want, search for it in WorldCat and click "ILL this with ILLiad" to borrow a copy from another library. Or, contact Tracey Rudnick (rudnick@hartford.edu, 860.768.4404) to suggest we buy a copy.
Here are just a few books to get started. Search the catalog or use the links below to find more.
Click to see the newest black studies books in the Allen Library
See more resources on our main guide: Black Classical Music and Musicians - Research
Search subjects in the catalog:
African American musicians
African American women composers
African Americans > Music
Black people > Music
Composers, Black
Music and race
Musicians, Black
...or search specific names, for example:
Marian Anderson
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Edmond Dédé
Roland Hayes
Florence Price
William Grant Still
George Walker
Search articles online or browse the Allen Library current periodicals (near the Allen entrance).
See especially:
Search one of the following databases for specific names, work titles, or keywords such as African American, African, black people, race, etc. Note that older research may use outdated terms such as negro, colored, etc. You may need to use these terms to find all the research on a particular topic.
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