Musical Landscapes in Color

Conversations with Black American Composers
Now available in paperback, William C. Banfield’s acclaimed collection of interviews delves into the lives and work of forty-one Black composers. Each of the profiled artists offers a candid self-portrait that explores areas from training and compositional techniques to working in a exclusive canon that has existed for a very long time. At the same time, Banfield draws on sociology, Western concepts of art and taste, and vernacular musical forms like blues and jazz to provide a frame for the artists’ achievements and help to illuminate the ongoing progress and struggles against industry barriers. Expanded illustrations and a new preface by the author provide invaluable added context, making this new edition an essential companion for anyone interested in Black composers or contemporary classical music.

Composers featured: Michael Abels, H. Leslie Adams, Lettie Beckon Alston, Thomas J. Anderson, Dwight Andrews, Regina Harris Baiocchi, David Baker, William C. Banfield, Ysaye Maria Barnwell, Billy Childs, Noel DaCosta, Anthony Davis, George Duke, Leslie Dunner, Donal Fox, Adolphus Hailstork, Jester Hairston, Herbie Hancock, Jonathan Holland, Anthony Kelley, Wendell Logan, Bobby McFerrin, Dorothy Rudd Moore, Jeffrey Mumford, Gary Powell Nash, Stephen Newby, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Michael Powell, Patrice Rushen, George Russell, Kevin Scott, Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, Hale Smith, Billy Taylor, Frederick C. Tillis, George Walker, James Kimo Williams, Julius Williams, Tony Williams, Olly Wilson, and Michael Woods

Contributor: William C. Banfield (Contributions by), Kevin Scott (Contributions by), Dwight Andrews (Contributions by), Michael Powell (Contributions by), Noel DaCosta (Contributions by), Gary Powell Nash (Contributions by), James Kimo Williams (Contributions by), Billy Taylor (Contributions by), Leslie Dunner (Contributions by), Jester Hairston (Contributions by), George Russell (Contributions by), Adolphus Hailstork (Contributions by), George Walker (Contributions by), George Duke (Contributions by), Billy Childs (Contributions by), Hale Smith (Contributions by), Tony Williams (Contributions by), Bobby McFerrin (Contributions by), Jonathan Holland (Contributions by), Donal Fox (Contributions by), Julius Williams (Contributions by), H. Leslie Adams (Contributions by), Wendell Logan (Contributions by), Frederick C Tillis (Contributions by), Herbie Hancock (Contributions by), Michael Woods (Contributions by), David Baker (Contributions by), Thomas J Anderson (Contributions by), Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson (Contributions by), Jeffrey Mumford (Contributions by), Michael Abels (Contributions by), Anthony Kelley (Contributions by), Stephen Newby (Contributions by), Lettie Beckon Alston (Contributions by), Dorothy Rudd Moore (Contributions by), Patrice Rushen (Contributions by), Olly Wilson (Contributions by), Regina Harris Baiocchi (Contributions by), Evelyn Simpson-Curenton (Contributions by), Ysaye Maria Barnwell (Contributions by), Anthony Davis (Contributions by)

Pages: 432

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