Follow Me - The Life and Music of R. Nathaniel Dett

Best known for his spectacular direction of the Hampton Institute Choir (1913-31), Dett was also a fine pianist, composer, and arranger of Negro folk songs and spirituals. Includes photos, analysis, and musical examples.

About the author

Anne Key Simpson (BS, piano performance; MA, musicology, Texas Women's University), formerly Staff Accompanist and the University of Southwestern Louisiana, is a freelance writer and accompanist. Her articles have appeared in American Music, Journal of Band Research, Journal of Erie Studies, American Music Teacher, College Music Symposium, The School Musician, and Music Educators Journal. Her books include Hard Trials (Harry T. Burleigh, #8 in this series) and A Gathering of Gaines (Ernest Gaines).

Summary

Best known for his spectacular direction of the Hampton Institute Choir (1913-31), Dett was also a fine pianist, composer, and arranger of Negro folk songs and spirituals. Includes photos, analysis, and musical examples.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Key Simpson, Rob Simpson, Rob Key Simpson
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780810826274
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-2627-4
• No. of pages: 700
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 220 mm x 42 mm
• Weight: 948 g
• Series: Composers of North America; Composers of North America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Musiker, Sänger, Bands und Gruppen, Nordamerika (USA und Kanada), Ethnic Studies, Komponisten und Songwriter