Introduction
Over the summer, a dedicated group of studio faculty chairs and other leaders in the Music Division joined together to create Music by Black Composers: An Introductory Resource, a document that seeks to expand knowledge and build a more inclusive approach to repertoire. Repertoire and pedagogical choices can often grow out of habit and a narrowness of knowledge, shaped by a history of exclusion and diminished voices. In the Music Division, we are taking important steps to broaden our knowledge by creating a faculty-researched list of works by Black composers to embrace and work toward a more representative world of classical music.
As you will see from the following list, each participant spent time exploring music by Black composers and making a highly personal recommendation of works to hear and to perform. Our Juilliard Library staff, led by Jane Gottlieb, then annotated each suggestion with the availability of music, noting where to find the scores and pursuing sources if we did not already have the score. The document will be updated regularly to reflect new availability and you can always check Juilcat for the latest information.
We urge each of you to join in this exploration by listening to, sharing, and playing this extraordinarily rich body of work, which has been too often overlooked. This is meant to be a living document, so we invite each of you—our entire community of students, faculty, alumni, and staff—to help expand the list with your own discoveries and recommendations. Please send your suggestions to [email protected].
Expanding our knowledge is the beginning, and we welcome your thoughts and suggestions as we continue this essential conversation. As a next step, we will work together in putting this resource and others on the music of underrepresented composers into practice within the ongoing life of the Music Division. We look forward to building a broader world of excellence in music that is truly representative of gender, racial, ethnic and cultural heritage diversity.
Adam Meyer and Ara Guzelimian
Adam Meyer (MM ’04, viola) is Juilliard’s provost; Ara Guzelimian was provost and dean from 2007 to 2020 and is special advisor, Office of the President
Recommendations from:
Nancy Allen, Harp
Lydia Brown, Collaborative Piano
Timothy Cobb, Double Bass
Ronald Copes, Violin
Elaine Douvas, Woodwinds
Daniel Druckman, Percussion
Aaron Flagg, Jazz Studies
Ara Guzelimian, Music Division
Fredara Hadley, Music History
Sharon Isbin, Guitar
Paul Jacobs, Organ
Yoheved Kaplinsky, Piano
Joel Krosnick, Cello
Raymond Mase, Brass
Adam Meyer, Provost
Bärli Nugent, Chamber Music
Samuel Rhodes, Viola
Joseph Soucy, Orchestral Studies
Weston Sprott, Preparatory Division
Curtis Stewart, Chamber Music
Brian Zeger, Vocal Arts
This online resource guide is updated on a regular basis. The Juilliard Library works continuously to update its holdings of works by Black Composers. Please check Juilcat for the most up-to-date information on resource availability.
Nancy Allen, Harp
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET BONDS (1913-1972) |
Ballad of the Brown King Chorus (1954) | Voice, piano, harp | Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) Youtube: I. Of the Three Wise Men |
| JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES (1745-1799) |
Sonata for Flute and Harp in E flat major (1799) | Flute and harp | Score: E-score available via Juilcat Youtube: Listen here |
| MICHAEL FRAZIER | Melic Silhouettes (2015) | Flute, viola, harp | SoundCloud: Listen here |
| Time Is an Impatient Thing (2018) | Alto flute, viola, harp | SoundCloud: Listen here | |
| Ursa Minor (2018) | Tenor saxophone, piano, harp | SoundCloud: Listen here | |
| WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1745-1799) |
Ennanga (1956) | Harp, string orchestra, piano | Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) Youtube: Listen here |
| TANIA LEON (B. 1943) | Journey (1990) | Harp, flute, voice | Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) Youtube: Listen |
Lydia Brown, Collaborative Piano
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. ANDERSON (b. 1928) | Seven Cabaret Songs (1994) | Jazz voice, flute, viola, cello, piano | Score: Juilcat: 41 An234ca TJA Compact Disc: Order pending |
| Songs of Illumination (1990) | Soprano, tenor, piano | Score: Juilcat: 38 An234soi TJA Compact Disc: Order pending |
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| JONATHAN BAILEY HOLLAND (b. 1974) | Songs of Experience [various] (2005) | Soprano and piano | N/A — seeking sources |
| Whitman’s War (2013) | Soprano and piano | Score: Order pending | |
| GEORGE LEWIS (b. 1952) | In the Breach (2015) | Percussion (2), piano (2), violin | N/A — seeking sources |
| The Mangle of Practice (2014) | Violin and piano | Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
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| DOROTHY RUDD MOORE (b. 1940) | From the Dark Tower (1972) | Mezzo-soprano, cello, piano | Score: Juilcat: OV SCORES 41 M7817fr ACA Compact Disc: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| Sonnets on Love, Rosebuds, and Death (1976) | Soprano, tenor, violin, piano | Score: Juilcat: 41 M7817son ACA Compact Disc: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
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| DAVID SANFORD (b. 1963) | Klatka Still (2006-7) | Flute and piano | Score: Juilcat: 20.1 V825ma Press Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| ALVIN SINGLETON (b. 1940) | Inside-Out (1983-1984) | Piano four hands | Score: Juilcat: 4 Si64ins EAM Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | Three Songs | Soprano and piano | Score: Juilcat: 38 W152so 1992h Keiser YouTube: Listen here |
Timothy Cobb, Double Bass
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL COLERIDGE- TAYLOR (1875-1912) | Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2 (1894) | Violins (2), viola, cello, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano | Score: Order pending Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 12182 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| JULIUS EASTMAN (1940-1990) | 440 (1973) | Voice, violin, viola, double bass | Score: Order pending |
| JEFFREY MUMFORD (b. 1955) | Through the Filtering Dawn of Spreading Daybright | Viola and double bass | Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953) | Spring Journey | String quartet | N/A — seeking sources |
| DOROTHY RUDD MOORE (b. 1940) | Lament for Nine Instruments (1969) | Flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, viola, cello | N/A — seeking sources |
Ronald Copes, Violin
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL COLERIDGE- TAYLOR (1875-1912) | Four African Dances, Op. 58 (1904) | Violin and piano | Score: E-score available via Juilcat Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 10745 Juilcat: CD 12182 YouTube: Listen here |
| ANTHONY DAVIS (b. 1951) | Maps (1988) | Violin | YouTube: Listen here |
| TANIA LEÓN (b. 1943) | Axon (2002) | Violin | Score: Juilcat: 15 L551ax Peer Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| WYNTON MARSALIS (b. 1961) | Fiddle Dance Suite (2017) | Violin | Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 20360 YouTube: I. Sidestep Reel |
| Violin Concerto in D Major (2017) | Violin | Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 20360 Streaming: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: I. Rhapsody |
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| ALVIN SINGLETON (b. 1940) | Somehow We Can (1994) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 Si64so EAM Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 10204 YouTube: Listen here |
| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | Bleu (2013) | Violin | Score: Juilcat: 13 W152bl Subito Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| DOLORES WHITE (b. 1932) | Three Short Pictures | Violin and piano | YouTube: III. Bouncy |
Elaine Douvas, Woodwinds
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEANOR ALBERGA (b. 1949) | Succubus Moon (2007) | Oboe and string quartet | Score: Order pending SoundCloud: Listen here Youtube: Listen here |
| BRENNO BLAUTH (1931-1993) | Concertino for Oboe and Strings | Oboe and string orchestra | Score: Juilcat: 25.7 B6137co T.17 TrevCo Compact Disc: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| VALERIE COLEMAN (b. 1970) | Red Clay and Mississippi River (2015) | Wind quintet | Score:
YouTube: Listen here |
| SAMUEL COLERIDGE- TAYLOR (1875-1912) | Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2 (1894) | Violins (2), viola, cello, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano | Score: Order pending Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 12182 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978) | Incantation and Dance (1945) | Oboe and piano | Score: Juilcat: 20.3 St54in Fisch Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 2445 Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| TANIA LEÓN (b. 1943) | De Memorias (2000) | Woodwind quintet | Score: Juilcat: 23.5 L551dem Peer Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| GEORGE LEWIS (b. 1952) | Monads (1977) | Bass clarinet, cello, saxophone, alto trombone, tenor trombone, violin | Compact Disc: Order pending |
Daniel Druckman, Percussion
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY ADAMS (b. 1962) | Armed Guards Capture Rare Rhino (2015) |
Cajon trio |
Score: Juilcat: 13 Ad1947ar BachMP YouTube: Listen here |
| JONATHAN BAILEY HOLLAND (b. 1974) | The Clarity of Cold Air (2013) | Flute, clarinet, violin cello, piano, percussion | Score: Order pending SoundCloud: Listen here |
| ELIZABETH A. BAKER | Shapes (2012) | Bass drum, tambourine, xylophone | Score:
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| JONATHAN BINGHAM | Untitled (2015) | Flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, marimba, vibraphone, piano, violin, viola, double bass | SoundCloud: Listen here |
| KEVIN DAY (b. 1996) | (loco)motion (2018) | Clarinet, marimba, piano quartet | SoundCloud: Listen here |
| un(ravel)ed (2019) | Pierrot ensemble and percussion | SoundCloud: Listen here | |
| COREY DUNDEE | . . . remnants . . . (2019) | Violin, bassoon, piano, percussion | SoundCloud: Listen here |
| colorless green ideas sleep furiously (2015) | Piccolo, E-flat clarinet, violin, toy piano, cello, percussion | SoundCloud: Listen here | |
| MICHAEL FRAZIER | Panels (2014) | Bass clarinet and percussion ensemble | SoundCloud: Listen here |
| TANIA LEÓN (b. 1943) | A La Par (2007) | Piano and percussion | Score: Juilcat: 25.2 L551a PeerS Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| GEORGE LEWIS (b. 1952 | Thistledown (2012) | Piano, cello, violin, percussion | YouTube: Listen here |
| ALLISON LOGGINS- HULL | Hammers (2018) | Flute and percussion quartet | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| QUINN MASON (b. 1996) | Weapon Wheel (2018/19) | Concert or marching bass drum trio | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| JOE W. MOORE III (b. 1986) | Black Minerals | Percussion quartet | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| Crescent (2020) | Percussion quintet | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
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| JEFFREY MUMFORD (b. 1955) | a garden of flourishing paths (2008, rev. 2017) | Mixed quintet | YouTube: Listen here |
| SHAWN E OKPEBHOLO (b. 1981) | Distance (2016) |
Cello and marimba |
Score: Order pending SoundCloud: Listen here |
| X (2014) | Percussion ensemble | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
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| ALVIN SINGLETON (b. 1940) | Argoru VI (1970) | Marimba | Score: Juilcat: 13 Si64ar no.6 EAM Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
Additional Resources:
- Exercises, Etudes and Solos for the Timpani
Raynor Carroll Juilcat: 13 C236ti Batt
Aaron Flagg, Jazz Studies
Chair and Associate Director
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK (b. 1941) | Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (1996) | Trumpet and piano | Score: Juilcat: 21.1 H1263so Press Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| CHARLES LLOYD (b. 1938) | Crucifixion (1999) | Trumpet and piano | N/A — seeking sources |
| ULYSSES SIMPSON KAY (1917-1995) | Tromba (1985) | Trumpet and piano | Score: Juilcat: 21.2 K18tr Pemb Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| HALE SMITH (1925-2009) | Exchanges (1970) | Trumpet and wind band | N/A — seeking sources |
| MARY D. WATKINS (b. 1939) | Mount Cathedral (1994) | Trumpet and piano | Score: Order pending |
Additional Resources:
- Brass Music of Black Composers
Aaron Horne
Juilcat: REF ML75.5 .H783b - The Contribution of Twentieth Century African American Composers to the Solo Trumpet Repertoire
Orrin Wilson, dissertation
Free access online via University of Nebraska Lincoln - The Institute for Composer Diversity — Trumpet spotlight
Free access online via ICD
Ara Guzelimian, Music Division
Interim Dean and Director
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID BAKER (1931-2016) | “Blues” from Cello Sonata (1973) | Cello and piano | Score: Order pending Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| ANTHONY BARFIELD (b. 1983) | Movement I from Meditations (2007) | Trombone and piano | Score: Order pending Compact Disc: Order pending YouTube: Listen on YouTube |
| MARGARET BONDS (1913-1972) | Troubled Water (1967) | Piano | Score:
Streaming Audio:
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| IRENE BRITTON SMITH (1907-1999) | Movement I from Violin Sonata (1947) | Violin and piano | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| BILLY CHILDS (b. 1957) | “Water” from Two Elements (2007) | Brass quintet and piano | Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 17398 YouTube: Listen here |
| SAMUEL COLERIDGE- TAYLOR (1875-1912) | Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2 (1894) | Violins (2), viola, cello, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano | Score: Order pending Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 12182 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978) | “Mother and Child” from Suite No. 2 (1943) | Violin and piano | Score: Juilcat: 15 St54su WGStill Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK (b. 1941) | Adagio from String Quartet No. 1 (2005) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 H1263ps no.1 Press Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen Here |
| TANIA LEÓN (b. 1943) | De Memorias (2000) | Woodwind quintet | Score: Juilcat: 23.5 L551dem Peer Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| JESSIE MONTGOMERY (b. 1981) | Strum (2006: rev. 2012) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.5 M7663st Jmont Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 19215 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953) | Andante Moderato from String Quartet in G (1929) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 P931ps G maj. ClarNan YouTube: Listen here |
| ALVIN SINGLETON (b. 1940) | Again (1979) | Orchestra | Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 10204 Streaming Audio: Available in this New York Times article |
Additional Resources:
- Expanding the American Canon: A conductor’s compendium of Black American orchestral composers
Nseobong Ekpo
E-book available via Juilcat
Digital download available here - The Institute for Composer Diversity
Database of composers from historically underrepresented groups including women and BIPOC
Free access online via ICD - Music by Black Composers
Includes a living composers directory
Free access online via MBC
Fredara Hadley, Music History
Faculty
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY R. GREEN | On Top of a Frosted Hill (2011) | Cello and piano | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| ALLISON LOGGINS- HULL | Stolen (2017) | Cello | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| JESSIE MONTGOMERY (b. 1981) | Strum (2006: rev. 2012) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.5 M7663st Jmont Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 19215 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| JULIA PERRY (1924-1979) | Homunculus, C.F. (1960) | Percussion (10) | Score: Juilcat: 25.2 P4285ho SouthP Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| ULYSSES SIMPSON KAY (1917-1995) | Six Dances (1954) | String orchestra | Score: Order pending Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
Sharon Isbin, Guitar
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| TANIA LEÓN (b. 1943) | ¡Paisanos Semos! (1984) | Guitar | Score:Juilcat: 11 L551pa PeerS Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 13482 Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| Bailarín (1998) | Guitar | Score: Juilcat: 11 L551ba Peer Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 15556 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
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| JOÃO LUIZ | Compositions and Arrangements for Guitar | Guitar | N/A — seeking sources |
Paul Jacobs, Organ
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL COLERIDGE- TAYLOR (1875-1912) | Three Impromptus, Op. 78 (1911) | Organ | Score: Juilcat: 9 C679im op.78 Master YouTube: |
| NOEL DACOSTA (1929-2002) | Generata for Organ and Strings (1981) | Organ and strings | Compact Disc: Order pending |
| WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978) | An Organ Collection | Organ | Score: Juilcat: 9 St54 AA WGStiℓℓ |
| EUGENE HANCOCK (1929-1993) | Five Spirituals [contained in An Organ Book of Spirituals] | Organ | Score: Juilcat: 9 Or3ha Lorenz |
| FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953) | Suite No. 1 for Organ | Organ | Score: Juilcat: 9 P931su Cℓar YouTube: Listen here |
Yoheved Kaplinsky, Piano
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET BONDS (1913-1972) | Troubled Water (1967) | Piano | Score:
Streaming Audio:
YouTube: Listen here |
| JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES (1745-1799) | Adagio in F Minor (published 1981) | Piano | Score: Juilcat: 2 Sa23ad Merion Streaming Audio:
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| R. NATHANIEL DETT (1882-1943) | Suite, In the Bottoms (1913) | Piano | Score:
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| WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978) | Three Visions (1936) | Piano | Score: Juilcat: 2 St54vi WGStill Compact Disc: Streaming Audio:
YouTube: Listen here |
| FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953) | Sonata in E Minor (1932) | Piano | Score: Juilcat: 2 P931so Schirm Streaming Audio:
YouTube: Listen here |
| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | Sonata No. 2 (1956) | Piano | Score: Juilcat: 2 W152so no.2 Gal Compact Disc: Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
Joel Krosnick, Cello
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLERIDGE-TAYLOR PERKINSON (1932-2004) | “Calvary,” String Quartet No. 1 | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 27 P419ps Keiser Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| Lamentations Black/Folk Song Suite (1979) | Cello | Score: Juilcat: 18 P419lam Keiser Streaming Audio:
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| DOROTHY RUDD MOORE (b. 1940) | Baroque Suite (1965) | Cello | Score: Juilcat: 18 M7817ba ACA 2020 YouTube: Listen here |
| Songs From the Dark Tower (1972) | Mezzo-soprano, cello, piano | Score: Juilcat: 41 M7817fr ACA YouTube: Listen here |
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| JEFFREY MUMFORD (b. 1955) | Amid Fleeting Pockets of Billowing Radiance (1990) | Cello | Score: Juilcat: 18 M919am Press Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 5106 Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | Sonata for Violoncello and Piano (1995) | Cello and piano | Score: Ordered from vendor Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 13442 Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| String Quartet No. 1 (1946) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 W152ps no.1 Keiser Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 16735 YouTube: Listen here |
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| String Quartet No. 2 (1968) | String quartet | Score: Compact Disc: YouTube: Listen here |
Raymond Mase, Brass
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED BLAND (1926-2013) | Brass Quintet (1994) | Brass quintet |
Score: YouTube: Listen here |
| BILLY CHILDS (b. 1957) | Two Elements (2007) | Brass quintet and piano | Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 17398 YouTube: I. Water |
| ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK (b.1941) | Spiritual | Trumpets (4) and trombones (4) | Score: Juilcat: 24.6 H1263sp Wimb |
| FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953) | Suite for Brasses and Piano (1930) | Brasses and piano | N/A — seeking sources |
| ULYSSES SIMPSON KAY (1917-1995) | Brass Quartet (1965) | Brass quartet | Score: Juilcat: 24.4 K18 YouTube: Listen here |
| Tromba (1985) | Trumpet and piano | Score: Juilcat: 21.2 K18tr Pemb Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
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| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | Music for Brass, Sacred and Profane (1995) | Brass quintet | Score: Juilcat: 24.5 W152mu Keiser Compact Disc: Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Invokation |
Additional Resources:
- Brass Music of Black Composers
Aaron Horne
Juilcat: REF ML75.5 .H783b - Anthology of Songs by Black Composers
Juilcat: 37 An86 P277 Marks
Adam Meyer, Provost
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCOS BALTER (b. 1974) | Live Water (2007) | Viola | Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 17283 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) Bandcamp: Listen here |
| JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT- GEORGES (1745-1799) | String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1, No. 1 | String quartet | Score: E-score available via Juilcat Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 20069 YouTube: |
| SAMUEL COLERIDGE- TAYLOR (1875-1912) | Fantasiestücke for String Quartet, Op.5 (1895) | String quartet | |
| ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK (b. 1941) | Sanctum: Rhapsody for Viola and Piano (1995) | Viola and piano | Score: Juilcat: 17 H1263sa Press Compact Disc: Juilcat: 11351 Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| NATHALIE JOACHIM (b. 1983) | Dam Mwen Yo (2016) | Solo cello and recorded voices | Bandcamp: Digital album available here YouTube: Listen here |
| JESSIE MONTGOMERY (b. 1981) | Voodoo Dolls (2008) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 M7663vo Jmont YouTube: Listen here |
| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | Viola Sonata (1989) | Viola and piano | Score: Juilcat: 17 W152so MMB Compact Disc: Juilcat: 16968 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
Additional Resources:
- The American Viola Society Underrepresented Composer Database
Database of viola music by composers from historically underrepresented groups
Free access via AVS
Bärli Nugent, Chamber Music
Assistant Dean and Director
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN (b. 1970) | Fast BLACK Dance Machine (2002) | Cello, flute, clarinet, percussion, violin | Score: Juilcat: 25.6 R757fa Subito Online Audio: Listen here |
| JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES (1745-1799) | Sonata in E-flat Major (1799) | Harp and flute | Score: E-score available via Juilcat YouTube: Listen here |
| VALERIE COLEMAN (b. 1970) | Umoja | Wind quintet | Score: Juilcat: 23.5 C6785um VCoℓe YouTube: Listen here |
| SAMUEL COLERIDGE- TAYLOR (1875-1912) | Nonet in F Minor, Op. 2 (1894) | Violins (2), viola, cello, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano | Score: Order pending Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 12182 YouTube: Listen here |
| Quintet in F- sharp Minor, Op. 10 (1895) | Clarinet, violins (2), viola, cello | Score: Juilcat: 25.5 C679rc Rara Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 15304 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
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| WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978) | Miniatures (1963) | Woodwind quintet | Score: Juilcat: 23.32 St54mi OUP Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 15269 Streaming Audio:
YouTube: Listen here |
| FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953) | Adoration (1951) | Organ | Score: E-score available via University of Arkansas library YouTube: Listen here |
Samuel Rhodes, Viola
Department Chair
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH BOLOGNE, CHEVALIER DE SAINT-GEORGES (1745-1799) | String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1, No. 1 | String quartet | Score: E-score available via Juilcat Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 20069 YouTube: |
| CHARLES MINGUS (1922-1979) | String Quartet No. 1 (1972) | String quartet | N/A — seeking sources |
| BILLY TAYLOR (1921-2010) | Homage (1995) | String quartet and jazz trio | Score: Score available via JSTOR Compact Disc: Order pending YouTube: |
| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | Viola Sonata (1989) | Viola and piano | Score: Juilcat: 17 W152so MMB Compact Disc: Juilcat: 16968 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
Joseph Soucy, Orchestral Studies
Assistant Dean
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978) | Symphony No. 4, “Autochthonous” (1947) | Orchestra | Score: Juilcat: 31 St54sy no.4 WGStiℓℓ YouTube: Listen here |
| ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK (b.1941) | An American Port of Call (1985) | Orchestra | Score: Juilcat: 31 H1263amp Press Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 1114 Streaming Audio:
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| JULIA PERRY (1924-1979) | Short Piece for Orchestra (1952) | Orchestra | Streaming Audio: Juilcat: LP TALMA YouTube: Listen here |
| FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953) | Symphony No. 3 in C Minor (1940) | Orchestra | Score:
Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 7797 YouTube: Listen here |
| DOROTHY RUDD MOORE (b. 1940) | Transcension (“I have been to the mountaintop”) (1986) | Flute, oboe, clarinet, string quartet | Score: YouTube: Listen here |
| ULYSSES SIMPSON KAY (1917-1995) | Chariots: An Orchestral Rhapsody (1978) | Orchestra | Score: Juilcat: 31 K18ch Pemb YouTube: Listen here |
| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | Sinfonia No. 5, “Visions” (2016) | Orchestra and voice | Score: Juilcat: 31 W152sy no.5 Subito YouTube: Listen here |
Weston Sprott, Preparatory Division
Dean
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY BARFIELD (b. 1983) | Movement I from Meditations (2007) | Trombone and piano | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR (1875-1912) | Clarinet Quintet in F-sharp Minor, Op. 10 (1895) | Clarinet quintet | Score: Juilcat: 25.5 C679rc Rara Compact Disc: Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| Fantasiestücke for String Quartet, Op.5 (1895) | String quartet | Score: YouTube: Listen here | |
| WYNTON MARSALIS (b. 1961) | Violin Concerto in D Major (2017) | Violin | Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 20360 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: I. Rhapsody |
| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | Concerto for Trombone (1957) | Trombone and orchestra | Score: Ordered from vendor Compact Disc: YouTube: Listen here |
Curtis Stewart, Chamber Music
Chamber Music and New Juilliard Ensemble Manager
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCOS BALTER (b. 1974) | Ignis Fatuus (2008) | Violin | Score: Juilcat: 15 B2175ig Schott YouTube: Listen here |
| TYONDAI BRAXTON (b. 1978) | ArpRec1 (2017) | String quartet | Score: Order pending Compact Disc: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
| DON BYRON (b. 1958) | Four Thoughts on Marvin Gaye (2012) | String quartet | Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| BILLY CHILDS (b. 1957) | Unrequited (2015) | String quartet | Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| SAMUEL COLERIDGE- TAYLOR (1875-1912) and MAUD POWELL (1867-1920) | Deep River (1904) | Piano | Score: Juilcat: 15 C679ned Master Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 2753 Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| WILLIAM GRANT STILL (1895-1978) | Danzas de Panama (1948) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: CAGE 22.5 St54dan SouthP JSQBxC14f09 Compact Disc: Juilcat: LP STILL Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| Lyric Quartette (1960) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 St54ℓy WGStiℓℓ Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
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| Suite for Violin and Piano (1943) | Violin and piano | Score: Juilcat: 15 St54su WGStill Compact Disc: Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
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| JLIN (b. 1987) | Little Black Book (2018) | String quartet and kick drum | Score: E-score available via Kronos Quartet website SoundCloud: Listen here |
| WYNTON MARSALIS (b. 1961) | At the Octoroon Balls (1999) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 27 M351at Mars Compact Disc: Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| MARC MELLITS (b. 1966) | Tapas (2007) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 M489ps no.3 Dacia Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| JESSIE MONTGOMERY (b. 1981) | Breakaway (2013) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 M7663br Jmont YouTube: Listen here |
| Strum (2006) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.5 M7663st Jmont Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 19215 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
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| Voodoo Dolls (2008) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 M7663vo Jmont YouTube: Listen here |
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| FLORENCE PRICE (1887-1953) | Five Folksongs in Counterpoint (c. 1949) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: REF 0 W842co GKHall v.8 Streaming Audio: Naxos Music Library (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor (1935) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 P931ps no.2 Schirm YouTube: Listen here |
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| JOEL THOMPSON (b. 1988) | In Response to the Madness (2019) | String quartet | Score: E-score available via UCLA library YouTube: Listen here |
| FREDERICK TILLIS (1930-2020) | Spiritual Fantasy No. 12 (1988) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 T465sp no.12 ACA Streaming Audio: DRAM (Juilcat Plus) YouTube: Listen here |
| GEORGE WALKER (1922-2018) | String Quartet No. 1 (1946) | String quartet | Score: Juilcat: 22.4 W152ps no.1 Keiser Compact Disc: Juilcat: CD 16735 YouTube: |
| SHELLEY WASHINGTON (b. 1991) | Middleground (2016) | String quartet | Compact Disc: Order pending Spotify: Listen here |
| PAMELA Z (b. 1956) | And the movement of the tongue (2012) | String quartet with tape | Score: Order pending YouTube: Listen here |
Brian Zeger, Vocal Arts
Artistic Director
| Composer | Title | Instrumentation | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY DAVIS (b. 1951) | It was (1992) | Soprano, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello | N/A — seeking sources |
| ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK (b. 1941) | 4 Romantic Songs (1895) | Voice and piano | Score: Juilcat: 38 H1263ro s Press YouTube: Listen here |
| TANIA LEÓN (b. 1943) | Atwood Songs (2004) | Soprano and piano | Score: Juilcat: 38 L551at s Peer YouTube: Listen here |
| JESSIE MONTGOMERY (b. 1981) | Loisaida, I Love You (2016) [Loisaida, my love] | Soprano and cello |
Score:
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| DOROTHY RUDD MOORE (b. 1940) | Weary Blues (1972) | Baritone, cello, piano | Score: YouTube: Listen here |