... fusion of these two styles, Dvořák helped make it possible for Blacks to make a living in classical music. In the early twentieth century, Black composers who pursued classical music incorporated themes and melodies of these Black styles to create a blending of the two as Dvořák did. ... who start out with an idea and are not quite certain where the idea is going.22 An example of the characteristics of an early piece (1951) can be seen in his first major piano work, "Piano Sonata No. 1."" Ex. 1. George Walker, Sonata No. 1, first Movement, opening. From the ... reflect his early and...

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