Black Women in American Bands and Orchestras

Black Women in American Bands and Orchestras
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : 0810834197
ISBN-13 : 9780810834194
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Book Synopsis Black Women in American Bands and Orchestras by : D. Antoinette Handy

Download or read book Black Women in American Bands and Orchestras written by D. Antoinette Handy and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Black Women in American Bands & Orchestras (a Choice Outstanding Academic Book in 1982) was lauded for providing access to material unavailable in any other source. To update and expand the first edition, Handy has revised the profiles of members featured in the first edition, corrected omissions, and added personal and career facts for new faces on the scene. Profiles are presented under the headings of orchestras and orchestra leaders, string players, wind and percussion players, keyboard players, and non-playing orchestra/band affiliates. Features 100 photographs.


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