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Harry Burleigh (born Henry Thacker Burleigh, December 2, 1866 – September 12, 1949) was an American classical composer, arranger, and professional singer known for his baritone voice.
Jun 7, 2008 · Harry Thacker Burleigh was the first and one of the most influential of the African American composers who emerged in the U.S. after the Civil War. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1866, Burleigh showed an early passion for music and sang in local church choirs, but was unable to afford formal lessons until 1892 when he attended New York’s ...
Aug 19, 2024 · Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949) was recognized as the first African-American art song composer and arranger of spirituals for concert use. Includes a bibliography, chapter notes, and detailed index. Many photos and musical examples.
Harry Thacker Burleigh was an American baritone and composer, a noted arranger of African American spirituals. Burleigh studied under Antonín Dvořák at the National Conservatory of Music, New York City, and through his singing acquainted Dvořák with the traditional Black vocal music of the United.
Nov 6, 2019 · Erie's Harry T. Burleigh was a musical visionary, preserving the African-American spiritual through his outstanding solo and choral arrangements u2014 the foundation for quintessentially American styles such as jazz, blues, and rock'n'roll.
concert pianist. Burleigh quickly gained national attention. As a pre-teen, he drew local notice for solos performed in school and. church choirs. When the New Orleans University Jubilee Singers came to Erie in 1888, he joined their tour, traveling and singing with them for eight months.
Jun 18, 2020 · Explore the life of Harry T. Burleigh, an African-American composer who influenced Dvorak's music, championed Black music, and left a lasting legacy in the Episcopal Church.
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