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Harry T. Burleigh

From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance

by Jean E Snyder
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Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949) played a leading role in American music and culture in the twentieth century. Celebrated for his arrangements of spirituals, Burleigh was also the first African American composer to create a significant body of art song. An international roster of opera and recital singers performed his works and praised them as among the best of their time. Jean E. Snyder traces Burleigh's life from his Pennsylvania childhood through his fifty-year tenure as soloist at St. George's Episcopal Church in Manhattan. As a composer, Burleigh's pioneering work preserved and transformed the African American spiritual; as a music editor, he facilitated the work of other black composers; as a role model, vocal coach, and mentor, he profoundly influenced American song; and in private life he was friends with Antonín Dvořák, Marian Anderson, Will Marion Cook, and other America luminaries. Snyder provides rich historical, social, and political contexts that explore Burleigh's professional and personal life within an era complicated by changes in race relations, class expectations, and musical tastes.| Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chronology of Major Events in the Life of Harry T. Burleigh PART I. ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA: FOUNDATION FOR A NATIONAL CAREER 1. Hamilton Waters and the Struggle for Freedom and Education 2. The Family and Community That Shaped Burleigh's Youth 3. Burleigh's Music Experience and Training in Erie PART II. TO NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND 4. Burleigh at the National Conservatory of Music 5. Introducing Antonín Dvořák to African American Music 6. The Columbian Exposition—The Chicago World's Fair 7. The Symphony "From the New World" 8. Foremost Musician and Engaged Citizen 9. Burleigh's Singing Career 10. Music Mentor and Colleague 11. Family Matters: Fame and Its Discontents 12. Wife and Family of the "Eminent Baritone" 13. St. George's Becomes Mr. Burleigh's Church PART III. ART SONG COMPOSER, MUSIC EDITOR, AND PIONEER ARRANGER OF SPIRITUALS 14. A Singer-Composer Learns His Craft 15. "Composer by Divine Right" 16. Bringing Spirituals to the Concert Stage 17. Burleigh Spirituals and the Harlem Renaissance PART IV. BURLEIGH'S LEGACY 18. The Impact of a Life Notes Index | "The definitive biography of Burleigh. . . . worth reading for anyone interested in the cultural life of African American communities in the "Promised Land" after the Civil War. . . . a worthy addition to any library, personal or institutional, that collects information about black music and important figures in African American history." — Black Grooves
"Dr. Snyder is a good storyteller. Her words flow easily across the page and assure the reader that a rewarding journey lies ahead. . . . Snyder is to be congratulated for her biography of "this grand old man," and her efforts demand the immediate attention of readers." — American Organist
"In addition to a detailed account of Burleigh's relationships with his contemporaries, his complex marital life, and his successful performing career, Snyder provides valuable musicological analysis of Burleigh's compositions and arrangements. Highly recommended." — Choice
|Ethnomusicologist Jean E. Snyder has taught in Kenya and Zambia, and at several colleges and universities in western Pennsylvania.

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