Hard Trials: The Life and Music of Harry T. Burleigh

by Anne Key Simpson and Rob Key Simpson

Book Overview

This is a scholarly study of Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949), the composer, arranger, singer, and music editor. An Erie, Pennsylvania native, Burleigh graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in New York, where he became friends with Dvorak and was the first Negro to sing in St. George's Episcopal Church and Temple Emanu-El choirs. He was recognized as the first Negro American art song composer and arranger of spirituals for concert use. Biographical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810822911
• ISBN13: 9780810822917
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 8.7"