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

by Anne Key Simpson and Rob Simpson

Best known for his spectacular direction of the Hampton Institute Choir (1913-31), Robert Nathaniel Dett (1822-1943) was also a fine pianist, composer, and arranger of Negro folk songs and spirituals. In 1908 he was the first African American to receive a music degree for a five-year course from Oberlin Conservatory. The Hampton Choir, under Dett's direction, was the first mixed group to sing in Salzburg Cathedral in 1930. Simpson's full account of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810826275
• ISBN13: 9780810826274
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 700 Pages
• Weight: 2.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 5.9" x 8.7"