Robert Nathaniel Dett (October 11, 1882 – October 2, 1943), often known as R. Nathaniel Dett and Nathaniel Dett, was a Canadian-American composer, organist...
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The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is a Canadian choral group that specializes in Afrocentric music of all styles including classical, spirituals, gospel, jazz...
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and musician Nathaniel Clyne (born 1991), English footballer Nathaniel W. Depee (1812–1868), American abolitionist Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943),...
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spirituals and their derivatives. Black composers, Harry Burleigh and R. Nathaniel Dett, created a "new repertoire for the concert stage" by applying their...
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Helen Elise Smith Dett (April 1888 – 2 October 1950) was an American pianist and music educator, the wife of composer Robert Nathaniel Dett. She was the first...
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and contemporary black aestheticians, including Harry Burleigh, Robert Nathaniel Dett, Alain Locke and Zora Neale Hurston. It is in the retrieval of black...
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(1863–1899) Edmond Dédé, US (1827–1903) Leonard De Paur, US (1914–1998) Robert Nathaniel Dett, Canada (1882–1943) John Thomas Douglass, US (1847–1886) Rudolph...
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Church was established for African-Canadian worshipers. The BME Church, Nathaniel Dett Memorial Chapel is now a National Historic Site, remaining in operation...
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Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Robert Nathaniel Dett Helen Elise Smith Dett Alma Adams Merze Tate Gloria Randle Scott (1987–2001)...
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Allen (1882–1952) Marion Bauer (1882–1955) Seth Bingham (1882–1972) Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943) Ralph Lyford (1882–1927) Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884–1920)...
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musicians in the early to mid-20th century include Garnet Brooks, Robert Nathaniel Dett, Portia White, Oscar Peterson, and Charlie Biddle. Some Black Canadian...
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the state assembly, a framer of the federal Constitution Music Robert Nathaniel Dett, notable composer, pianist, choir director, educator, administrator...
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activist, first Canadian woman to be depicted on Canadian currency Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer Rita Deverell, broadcaster and journalist, founder of...
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Sève (1858–1927) Jacques Desjardins Jean Deslauriers (1909–1978) Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943) Alan Detweiler (1926–2012) Keiko Devaux Zosha Di Castri...
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Grammy Award-winning songwriter Glen Benton, death metal musician Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer Richard Ray Farrell, electric blues guitarist, harmonicist...
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early world-systems theorist who taught at Lincoln (1949–1970) Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943), classical composer Althea Gibson (1927–2003), black...
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London Chapel) Lennox Berkeley – Jonah 1936, Leeds Festival (1937) Robert Nathaniel Dett – The Ordering of Moses (1937, revived 2014, Cincinnati) Lorenzo...
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year 1919. It was written by the Canadian-American composer Robert Nathaniel Dett. Dett's arrangement for solo voice was popularized by Edward Boatner...
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on the black entertainment circuit. Canadian-born black composer Robert Nathaniel Dett is the first to arrange a spiritual in a motet, with "Don't Be Weary...
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Ingolf Dahl [pupils] Isabelle Delorme [pupils] Kenwood Dennard Robert Nathaniel Dett Liam Devlin David Diamond [pupils] Ding Shande John Woods Duke E...
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by Gamal Abdel-Rahim, Margaret Bonds, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Robert Nathaniel Dett, Halim El-Dabh, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Gyimah Labi, and Joshua...
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behind some of these international hits were Canadian songwriters. Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943) was among the first Black Canadian composers during...
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Kingdom"- Robert Carr and Ethel Toms (White singers) No. 54 "I Don’t Feel Noways Tired"-Edward H. S. Boatner / "In the Bottoms"-Robert Nathaniel Dett No. 55...
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Healey Willan (1880–1968) Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943) Alfred La Liberté (1882–1952) W.H. Anderson (1882–1955) Robert Graham Manson (1883–1950) J...
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the creation of the Theater Owners Booking Association (TOBA). Robert Nathaniel Dett becomes the first African American director of music at Hampton...
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massive orchestra, and eight soloists. African-American composer Robert Nathaniel Dett's oratorio The Ordering of Moses appeared on the 1937 May Festival...
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2019 R. Nathaniel Dett British Methodist Episcopal Church, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada R. Nathaniel Dett British...
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held a memorial concert for Simmons and her colleagues Robert Nathaniel Dett and Maude Roberts George. Naida McCullough was one of the musicians featured...
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piano lessons as a child with Mayme Jones, who had been taught by Robert Nathaniel Dett. She won a piano competition in 1919. Perry also learned to play...
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November 9, 1937. Entitled Wings Over Jordan, the program featured the Robert Nathaniel Dett song "Keep Me From Sinking Down". The choir received another prime-time...
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