William Levi Dawson : American music educator / Mark Hugh Malone ; with content design and pre-editing by Meagan Elizabeth Malone.
"William Levi Dawson (1899-1990) overcame adversity and Jim Crow racism to become a nationally recognized composer, choral arranger, conductor, and professor of music. In William Levi Dawson: American Music Educator, Mark Hugh Malone tells the fascinating tale of Dawson's early life, quest for educa...
Uniform Title: | American made music series.
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Language: | English |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
2023.
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Series: | American made music series.
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Physical Description: | viii, 203 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Format: | Book |
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"William Levi Dawson (1899-1990) overcame adversity and Jim Crow racism to become a nationally recognized composer, choral arranger, conductor, and professor of music. In William Levi Dawson: American Music Educator, Mark Hugh Malone tells the fascinating tale of Dawson's early life, quest for education, rise to success at the Tuskegee Institute, achievement of national notoriety as a composer, and retirement years spent conducting choirs throughout the US and world. From his days as a student at Tuskegee in the final years of Booker T. Washington's presidency, Dawson continually pursued education in music, despite racial barriers to college admission. Returning to Tuskegee later in life, he became director of the School of Music. Under his direction, the Tuskegee Choir achieved national recognition by singing at Radio City Music Hall, presenting concerts for Presidents Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and performing on nationwide radio and television broadcasts. Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony, only the second extended musical work to be written by an African American, was premiered by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra in both Philadelphia and New York City. Dawson's arrangements of spirituals, the original folk music of African Americans enslaved in America during the antebellum period, quickly became highly sought-after choral works. This biographical account of Dawson's life is narrated with a generous sprinkling of his personal memories and photographs"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | ML410.D276 M35 2023 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-197) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781496844798 1496844793 9781496844804 1496844807 |