"Composers" / Collection: H. Lawrence Freeman papers, 1870-1982, 2015, bulk 1890-1954 - Columbia University Libraries Archival Collections Search Results

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By Other Composers,1905-1943 Box 35, Folder 4 to 5

Highlight: By Other Composers,1905-1943

Celia Elizabeth Davidson "Operas by Afro-American Composers: A Critical Survey and Analysis of Selected Works", 1980 Box 45, Folder 13

Highlight: Celia Elizabeth Davidson "Operas by Afro-American Composers: A Critical Survey and Analysis of

Subseries I.2: Other Scores, 1894-1942, undated

Highlight: chronologically by publication date. Also included are printed scores by other composers. Selections range from
composers such as T.H. Burleigh, W.C. Handy and Noble Sissle. They are arranged alphabetically by the

Series IV: Correspondence, 1900-1980

Highlight: with his entry on Freeman in his book, American Opera and its Composers , 1933.

H. Lawrence Freeman papers, 1870-1982, 2015, bulk 1890-1954

Highlight: that would promote black composers and singers, and also offer opera in a smaller, more accessible
The African-American opera composer Harry Lawrence Freeman, son of Lemuel Freeman and Agnes Sims
quartet, in which he sang first treble, and worked as a church organist. Self-taught, he began composing