In honour of Black History Month, the Mount Allison Music Library has created a virtual book display to celebrate black composers and musicians. All of these titles (and more!) can be found in the Alfred Whitehead Music Library:
A bad woman feeling good: blues and the women who sing them by
Beale black & blue : life and music on black America's main street by
Black classical musicians and composers, 1500-2000 by
Blackness in opera by
International dictionary of Black composers by
Move on up : Chicago soul music and black cultural power by
Prophets of the hood : politics and poetics in hip hop by
Souled American : how black music transformed white culture by
The jazz republic : music, race, and American culture in Weimar Germany by
Visions of jazz : the first century by
Looking for something other than books? You can also borrow scores and sheet music by various artists, from Victorian composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to rock musician Jimi Hendrix, or stream the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Florence Price, and Oscar Peterson, among others. The film Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend about 18th century composer Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is also available online.
This list is by no means exhaustive. We invite you to take some time to explore our holdings on your own. Happy reading & listening!
The Music Library is currently open Monday to Friday from 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. You can find up-to-date information on our website.
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