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Highlight: African American composers
Composers (Music)
Composers -- United States
Creator: Singleton, Alvin, 1940-
Abstract Or Scope: Composer Alvin Singleton was born on December 28, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. He has composed music for theatre, orchestra, solo instruments, and a variety of chamber ensembles. The collection includes primarily musical scores, as well as audio recordings, clippings and other biographical materials, correspondence, photographs, programs, scrapbooks.

Highlight: In a collection solo piano pieces by several composers including Singleton, published 1986.
Abstract Or Scope: In a collection solo piano pieces by several composers including Singleton, published 1986.

Highlight: For soprano, flute, and piano, composed for Lenny's 80th birthday
Abstract Or Scope: For soprano, flute, and piano, composed for Lenny's 80th birthday

Highlight: Written while Singleton was composer in residence for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Abstract Or Scope: Written while Singleton was composer in residence for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Highlight: Keynote speech at the 1994 Unisys African-American Composers Forum and Symposium.
Abstract Or Scope: This series includes biographical information on Singleton. The information documents his life through biographies written by himself and others, the awards and fellowships awarded to him and his Curriculum Vitae throughout the years. These are full catalog lists of Singleton's published works over the years from the two publishing companies his music printed under, European American Music Corporation (earlier in his career) and Schott Music (currently). The only speech found in the collection is his Keynote speech at the 1994 Unisys African-American Composers Forum and Symposium.

Highlight: student until his time as a composer in residence. Much of the correspondence is between Singleton and the
materials from the course Singleton taught at Yale at the Composer in Residence in 1999 entitled
Abstract Or Scope: This subseries contains correspondence and materials from Singleton's time at Yale University as a student until his time as a composer in residence. Much of the correspondence is between Singleton and the Dean of the School of Music at his time of attendance, Philip F. Nelson. While a student at Yale, Singleton participated in two study abroad programs, one in Italy at the Academy of St. Cecilia, as a Fulbright Cultural exchange and the other in Austria at the University of Graz. Includes the course materials from the course Singleton taught at Yale at the Composer in Residence in 1999 entitled "Improvisational Structures in American Music."

Highlight: and Houston Symphony and people such as Poet Rita Dove, composer Anthony Braxton and musicologist
Abstract Or Scope: This subseries contains correspondence between Singleton and others in a professional capacity. Includes correspondence from Orchestras such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Houston Symphony and people such as Poet Rita Dove, composer Anthony Braxton and musicologist Samuel Floyd. Along with general correspondence, this subseries includes recommendations Singleton wrote for others.

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