R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943)
Last updated: 09.10.23
According to the Internet source given below, Robert Nathaniel Dett, was a Canadian-American composer, organist, pianist, choral director, and music professor.
Born Drummondville, Ontario, he moved to the United States aged 11 having most of his professional education and career there. He was a leading Black composer, known for his use of African-American folk songs and spirituals as the basis for choral and piano compositions in the 19th century Romantic style of Classical music.
Born Drummondville, Ontario, he moved to the United States aged 11 having most of his professional education and career there. He was a leading Black composer, known for his use of African-American folk songs and spirituals as the basis for choral and piano compositions in the 19th century Romantic style of Classical music.
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8 Bible Vignettes (1941) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP |  |
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After the Cake Walk (1900) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Ave Maria (1930) | R.N. Dett (music) Frederick Herman Martens (words) |
Piano, Voice SATB | IMSLP | |
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Cave of the Winds (1902) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Cinnamon Grove (1928) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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I'm So Glad Trouble Don't Last Alway (1919) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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In the Bottoms (1913) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Juba (1913) | R.N. Dett (w&m) Percy Grainger (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | IMSLP Indiana |
Pub. |
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Listen to the Lambs (1914) | R.N. Dett (w&m) | Piano, Voice SATB | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Magnolia Nos. 1-3 (1912) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Magnolia Nos. 4-5 (1912) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Music in the Mine (1916) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano, Tenor, Chorus SATB | IMSLP | Pub. |
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O Holy Lord (1916) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano, Voice SATB | IMSLP | Pub. |
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Ordering of Moses (1932), The | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Ramah (1923) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | |
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Somebody's Knocking at Your Door (1919) | R.N. Dett (music) | Piano | IMSLP | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 21 works by R. Nathaniel Dett (1882-1943).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| After the Cake Walk | 1900 |  |
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| Cave of the Winds | 1902 | |
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| Magnolia Nos. 1-3 | 1912 | |
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| Magnolia Nos. 4-5 | 1912 | Pub. | |
| In the Bottoms | 1913 | Pub. | |
| Juba (w&m) | 1913 | Percy Grainger (perf.) | Pub. |
| Listen to the Lambs (w&m) | 1914 | |
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| Music in the Mine | 1916 | Pub. | |
| O Holy Lord | 1916 | Pub. | |
| Follow Me | 1919 | |
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| I'm So Glad Trouble Don't Last Alway | 1919 | Pub. | |
| ⇑ Somebody's Knocking at Your Door | 1919 | Pub. | |
| Ramah | 1923 | |
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| Cinnamon Grove | 1928 | Pub. | |
| Ave Maria | 1930 | Frederick Herman Martens (words) | Pub. |
| Ordering of Moses, The | 1932 | |
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| 8 Bible Vignettes | 1941 | |
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| I'm A-Goin' to See My Friends Again | ? | Pub. | |
| Oh! the Land I'm Bound For | ? | Pub. | |
| Poor Me | ? | Pub. | |
| Zion Hellelujah | ? | Pub. |