Robert Nathaniel Dett
Robert Nathaniel Dett (born October 11, 1882 in Drummondville , Ontario , † October 2, 1943 in Battle Creek , Michigan ) was an African-American composer and pianist from Canada .
Dett studied from 1903 to 1908 at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music , where he was the first African American to receive a Bachelor of Music degree . He then taught at Lane College in Jackson , Tennessee . Between 1913 and 1932 he worked in Hampton / Virginia , where he founded the School of Music , the Hampton Choral Union , the Musical Arts Society and the Hampton Institute Choir . From 1920 to 1921 he studied with Arthur Foote at Harvard University , in 1929 with Nadia Boulanger in Paris and then at the Eastman School of Music . He moved to Rochester / New York , where he also worked for the radio and in 1937 to Greensboro (North Carolina) , where he taught at Bennett College .
His adaptations of Negro Spirituals were best known . He also composed two cantatas , a piano suite, motets and songs .
Works
- Magnolia , 1912
- In the Bottoms , 1913
- Music in the Mine , 1916
- The Chariot Jubilee for tenor, choir and orchestra, 1921
- Enchantment , 1922
- The Cinnamon Grove , 1928
literature
- Marguerite Pope: A brief biography of Dr. Robert Nathaniel Dett . Hampton Institute Press, Hampton, Virginia 1945, OCLC 28513131 .
- Vivian Flagg McBrier: The life and works of Robert Nathaniel Dett . Catholic University of America 1967, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2002, OCLC 51171610 .
Individual evidence
- ^ F. Michael Barnwell: Nathaniel Dett ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia . January 31, 2014. Accessed September 3, 2018.
- ↑ a b SL: Dett, R (obert) Nathaniel. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 5 (Covell - Dzurov). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2001, ISBN 3-7618-1115-2 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
- ↑ Christopher Brooks: Dett, R (obert) Nathaniel. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
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SURNAME | Dett, Robert Nathaniel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian African-American composer and pianist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 11, 1882 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Drummondville , Quebec |
DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1943 |
Place of death | Battle Creek , Michigan |