The Genesis of Afro American Nationalism

How African American Composers used their shared experiences to forge a new sound and in doing so give the United States the National Cultural Identity it had been searching for.

How do we define nationalism and what does that mean in terms of African American composers and Western Art Music. I explore the beginnings of Afro American Nationalism by looking at three works from the early 20th century.

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