Hale Smith
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About Hale Smith
Hale Smith (June 29, 1925 – November 24, 2009) was an American composer, pianist, educator, arranger, and editor.[1] He was one of the most notable African American composers of the 20th century. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Smith studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, graduating with a B.M. degree in 1950, and obtaining an M.M. in 1952. There, his instructors included Marcel Dick (composition), Ward Lewis (theory), Dorothy Price (piano), and Robert U. Nelson (calligraphy). In 1953 his opera Blood Wedding premiered in Cleveland.
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Beyond the Rim of Day: March Moon
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Evocation
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My Scarf Is Yellow
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Off-Beat Story
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Ritual And Incantations
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Toussaint L'Ouverture, 1803
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Valley Wind: IV. Velvet Shoes
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In Memoriam - Beryl Rubinstein: I. Moderato
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Variations à due: I.
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Innerflexions
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In Memoriam - Beryl Rubinstein: II. Poème D'Automne
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Valley Wind: II. Spring
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In Memoriam - Beryl Rubinstein: III. Elegy
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Variations à due: III.
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Dialogues & Commentaries
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Valley Wind: I. The Valley Wind
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Variations à due: II.
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Ritual And Incantations - Remastered
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Three Brevities: movement I: Allegro
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Three Brevities: movement II: Slowly
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Three Brevities: movement III: Fast
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Expansions
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Valley Wind: III. Envoy In Autumn
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Four Negro Spirituals: Let Us Break Bread Together
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Four Negro Spirituals: Witness
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Contours for Orchestra
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The Chariot Jubilee (arr. H. Smith)
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Four Negro Spirituals: This Little Light of Mine
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Four Negro Spirituals: Jesus Lay Your Head in the Window
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The Valley Wind: IV. Velvet Shoes
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Faces of Jazz: No. 9, That's Mike
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Innerflexions for Orchestra
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The Valley Wind: II. Spring
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Amazing Grace (arr. S. Hale)
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The Valley Wind, song cycle for soprano & piano: 1. The Valley Wind
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I Want to Die Easy
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Variations a due, for cello & various wind instruments: 3.
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The Valley Wind, song cycle for soprano & piano: 3. Envoy in Autumn
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Dialogues and Commentaries, for flute, clarinet, string trio, piano & percussion
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Variations a due, for cello & various wind instruments: 1.
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Variations a due, for cello & various wind instruments: 2.
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The Valley Wind, song cycle for soprano & piano: 2. Spring
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The Valley Wind, song cycle for soprano & piano: 4. Velvet Shoes
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The Valley Wind: I. The Valley Wind
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The Valley Wind: III. Envoy In Autumn
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Take a Chance
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Ritual and Incantations (1974)
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A-Flotsam B-Jetsam C-Flotsamand Jetsam [complete]
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Toussaint L'Ouverture, 1803, for chorus & piano
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