1. George Walker: A Twentieth Century Black American Composer
... tradition of plantation songs to Henry. He had little formal music training in his youth, but was accepted into the National Conservatory of Music at the age of 26, see Dick Russell, Black Genius and the American Experience (New York: Carroll, 1998) 91. 10 These pieces were Symphony No.9 in E minor, "From the New World,"" String Quartet No. 12 in F major ... ...
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