American composer Zenobia Powell Perry race and gender in the 20th century /
Zenobia Powell Perry (1908-1993) was a composer whose life provides insight to a special time in the 1920s and '30s when black American composers were finally being recognized for their unique contributions to the country's music. Born in Boley, Oklahomato a black father and a black Creek...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | ebrary View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
| Summary: | Zenobia Powell Perry (1908-1993) was a composer whose life provides insight to a special time in the 1920s and '30s when black American composers were finally being recognized for their unique contributions to the country's music. Born in Boley, Oklahomato a black father and a black Creek Indian mother, Zenobia was influenced by both black American and native American folklore, music, language, and poetry. In American Composer Zenobia Powell Perry: Race and Gender in the 20th Century, Jeannie Gayle Pool examines the life of this talented individual who faced tremendous challenges as a female. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 278 p.) : ill., music. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780810863774 (electronic bk.) 0810863774 (electronic bk.) |