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A sequel to the award-winning The Black Composer Speaks (Scarecrow Press; 1978); this exploration of the creative world of African American composers traces the lives and careers of 40 talented individuals and; in their own words; provides perspectives on a world that has been slow to recognize their remarkable contributions to classical music. The discussion places the music of these composers within the greater context of Western art music; but analyzes it through the lenses of sociology; Western concepts of art and taste; and vernacular musical forms; including spirituals; blues; jazz; and contemporary popular music. Each chapter is devoted to an individual composer; who discusses his or her musical training; compositional techniques and style; and the composers personal philosophy as reflected in his or her music. A selected list of compositions for each composer is included; as well as a photo and sample of the composers "hand." Banfield offers unprecedented insight into the history and influence of the African American composer with this documentary; which will appeal to everyone from the music scholar to the general reader.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. great history lessonBy connieI am from Laconia and because of my father dr Nathan brody am a proud owner of one of the bells as well as my two brothersIt is so nice to now know more about the millA couple of years ago I took my brother robin and his childhood friend dusty miller; a mechanical engineer; to the mill. We got a tour. It was truly amazing to see the machinesMy brother and dusty were all smiles when we left. We grew up on lake opechee acrossThe lake from the lake port damn and Scott and Williams I really enjoyed learning the history of the mill0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I really enjoyed reading this bookBy Denise CromptonThe authorrsquo;s appreciation of those who have come before her shines through in Carol Lee Andersonrsquo;s history of the Belknap Mill. She details the story of the way the Belknap Mill developed to produce quality products; taking us inside the minds of those who developed and perfected the machinery used to make hosiery. Having been raised in a ldquo;Mill Cityrdquo; in New England; I really enjoyed reading this book. Although it was a different city; many of the circumstances surrounding the growth and then decline of the textile industry are similar.As a result of her research; Carol reveals a story of the people of the area; the way in which they came together to work toward perfecting the intricacies of knitting socks; and the pride they had in doing so. As happened with many of the other mills in the area; when the Belknap Mill was no longer needed to produce a product; some people wanted to tear down everything from that era. But community members came together to fight against many set-backs to preserve the Belknap Mill and create a Museum to help preserve an appreciation of the accomplishments of the citizens of Laconia; NH. This book should be present on the shelves of high school libraries.
