Harry T. Burleigh

American composer, arranger, and baritone

Harry Burleigh (born Henry Thacker Burleigh, December 2, 1866 – September 12, 1949) was an American classical composer, arranger, and professional singer known for his baritone voice. The first black composer who was instrumental in developing characteristically American music, Burleigh made black music available to classically trained artists both by introducing them to spirituals and by arranging spirituals in a more classical form.

Burleigh also introduced Antonín Dvořák to Black American music, which influenced some of Dvořák's most famous compositions and led him to say that Black music would be the basis of an American classical music.

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Works

By an' By
De Gospel Train
Deep River
Ethiopia Saluting the Colors
Ethiopia’s Paean to Exaltation
Five Songs of Laurence Hope
Five Songs of Laurence Hope: I. Worth While
Five Songs of Laurence Hope: II. The Jungle Flower
Five Songs of Laurence Hope: III. Kashmiri Song
Five Songs of Laurence Hope: IV. Among the Fuchsias
Five Songs of Laurence Hope: V. Till I Wake
From the Southland
From the Southland: I. Through Moanin' Pines
From the Southland: II. The Frolic
From the Southland: III. In de Col' Moonlight
From the Southland: IV. A Jubilee
From the Southland: V. On Bended Knees
From the Southland: VI. A New Hiding-Place
I stood on de Ribber ob Jerdon
Jean
O Perfect Love (Wedding Song)
O Southland
Southland Sketches
Southland Sketches: I. Andante
Southland Sketches: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Southland Sketches: III. Allegretto grazioso
Southland Sketches: IV. Allegro
Swing Low