Meet five African-American pioneers who broke down racial barriers in classical music and paved the way for others to follow <\/p>
Despite the very obvious creative talent and ability of many gifted black musicians and composers, racial prejudice and discrimination often hampered their careers.<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are five African-American that paved the way for others to follow<\/p>\n (1865-1937)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The Missouri-born composer studied with Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in New York, and his American Plantation Dances<\/i> were performed alongside Dvo\u0159\u00e1k<\/span>\u2019s arrangements in an 1894 concert. He wrote a symphony<\/a><\/strong>, two comic operas, a ballet and vocal works, melding Romanticism with African-American folk music.<\/span><\/p>\n (1882-1943)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Dett championed African-American folk music<\/a><\/strong> and spirituals as a wonderful store of melodies for composers to use. His 1937 oratorio The Ordering of Moses<\/i> was broadcast live on NBC but this was cut short, reportedly after listeners complained about music by an African American being on air.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a05 African-American classical music pioneers<\/h2>\n
Maurice Arnold Strothotte<\/i><\/b><\/span>
Robert Nathaniel Dett<\/i><\/b><\/span> <\/i><\/h3>\n