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Robert Nathaniel Dett

Top Songs By Robert Nathaniel Dett

Son of Mary (Satb)Robert Nathaniel Dett, London Voices, Joanna Songi, Elizabeth Swain, Isabelle Haile, Lucy Goddard, Louise Marshall, Christina Gill, Daniel Lewis, Samuel Oladeinde, Zahid Siddiqui, Philippe Durrant, Richard Eteson, Themba Mvula, Enyi Okpara, Fraser Collins & Robert Winslade Anderson

Listen to There’s a meeting here tonight by Robert Nathaniel Dett & Marques L. A. Garrett, see lyrics, music video & more!

There’s a meeting here tonightRobert Nathaniel Dett & Marques L. A. Garrett

Listen to In the Bottoms - Barcarolle by Robert Nathaniel Dett, see lyrics, music video & more!

In the Bottoms - BarcarolleRobert Nathaniel Dett

Listen to Magnolia Suite - Mammy by Robert Nathaniel Dett, see lyrics, music video & more!

Magnolia Suite - MammyRobert Nathaniel Dett

More albums from Robert Nathaniel Dett

Listen to Accessible and Beautiful by Oxford University Press Music

ALBUMAccessible and BeautifulOxford University Press Music

Listen to The Composers, Vol. 2 by Gerry Bryant & Mark Cargill

ALBUMThe Composers, Vol. 2Gerry Bryant & Mark Cargill

Listen to Northern Magnolias: Robert Nathaniel Dett Piano Works by Luke Welch

ALBUMNorthern Magnolias: Robert Nathaniel Dett Piano WorksLuke Welch

Listen to American Spiritual by Michael Lee

ALBUMAmerican SpiritualMichael Lee

Listen to Burleigh, Coleridge-Taylor & Dett: Piano Suites by Hyunjung Rachel Chung

ALBUMBurleigh, Coleridge-Taylor & Dett: Piano SuitesHyunjung Rachel Chung

Listen to Reflections: Vienna to Brooklyn by Alison Deane

ALBUMReflections: Vienna to BrooklynAlison Deane

ALBUMRollins College Chapel ChoirRollins College Chapel Choir, Christopher O. Honaas, Herman F. Siewert & Hila V, Knapp

Listen to My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett by Clipper Erickson

ALBUMMy Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel DettClipper Erickson

Listen to Deep River by Phoenix Park-Kim

ALBUMDeep RiverPhoenix Park-Kim

Listen to Rhythm Road Across the Americas by Alexander A. Wu

ALBUMRhythm Road Across the AmericasAlexander A. Wu

Listen to Got the Saint Louis Blues by Jearlyn Steele, VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Philip Brunelle, Paul Shaw, Studio Orchestra, Concordia Orchestra, Michael Forest & VocalEssence Chorus

ALBUMGot the Saint Louis BluesJearlyn Steele, VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Philip Brunelle, Paul Shaw, Studio Orchestra, Concordia Orchestra, Michael Forest & VocalEssence Chorus

Listen to Listen to the Lambs - The Music of R. Nathaniel Dett by Brainerd Blyden-Taylor & Nathaniel Dett Chorale

ALBUMListen to the Lambs - The Music of R. Nathaniel DettBrainerd Blyden-Taylor & Nathaniel Dett Chorale

Listen to American Retrospective by Rebecca Bogart

ALBUMAmerican RetrospectiveRebecca Bogart

ALBUMFi-Yer!William Brown

Listen to An American Journey by Clipper Erickson

ALBUMAn American JourneyClipper Erickson

Listen to Piano Music by African-American Composers by Natalie Hinderas

ALBUMPiano Music by African-American ComposersNatalie Hinderas

Listen to Deep River (Spiritual Songs) by Irene Oliver & Gianfranco Plenizio

ALBUMDeep River (Spiritual Songs)Irene Oliver & Gianfranco Plenizio

Listen to R. Nathaniel Dett: Piano Works by Denver Oldham

ALBUMR. Nathaniel Dett: Piano WorksDenver Oldham

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The Black composer who took European music and transformed it into a voice for his people.

About Robert Nathaniel Dett

Hometown

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

Born

1882

Genre

Classical

Robert Nathaniel Dett was a Canadian-American composer and conductor known for his arrangements of African-American folk songs and spirituals. Also a devoted music scholar, he taught at several American universities and continuously studied composition throughout his entire career.